The Educational Equity Group provides academic, social, and cultural resources essential for the success of first-generation, limited income, and/or underrepresented students. By celebrating their lived experiences and building on their unique strengths, we support undergraduates in achieving their academic goals, preparing for life after graduation, and empowering them to be lifelong, engaged citizens.
Educational Equity includes three federal TRIO programs which are designed to identify and provide services for individuals from underresourced backgrounds.
Successfully graduate high school and prepare for college with Rutgers Upward Bound Math-Science. This precollege programs help high school students understand what is required to succeed at the next level.
Achieve academic success, financial and economic literacy, and career readiness through THRIVE Student Support Services. THRIVE SSS strives to maintain active and engaging relationships with student scholars who are first-generation, low-income, and/or have disabilities.
Undergraduate students can prepare for the doctoral admissions process with the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, which is designed to increase the number of first-generation, low-income, and/or underrepresented students in doctoral programs.
We are dedicated to fostering campus-community partnerships creating civic spaces and empowering students to be lifelong, engaged citizens.
Collaborative Center programs connect more than 400 students each year to community partners in New Brunswick and beyond through in-depth placements and projects involving policy research, access to education, health, language, and the arts, to name a few.
Rutgers Bonner Leaders at Rutgers–New Brunswick are part of the national Bonner Foundation Network of college students who are committed to community service and social justice.
First-year and transfer students can prepare for the transition to Rutgers–New Brunswick with a three-day signature experience named after one of Rutgers' most distinguished alumni.
Rising juniors and seniors in any Rutgers EOF program can attend a four-day workshop to explore the pathway to a doctoral degree.
This scholarship program identifies academically talented, highly motivated students from public high schools in Essex County, and places them in challenging, well-matched environments with solid support systems to promote college completion.
The Posse Foundation identifies, recruits and trains individuals with extraordinary leadership potential. Posse Scholars receive full-tuition leadership scholarships from Posse’s partner colleges and universities. The Posse model works for both students and college campuses and is rooted in the belief that a small, diverse group of talented students—a Posse—carefully selected and trained, can serve as a catalyst for individual and community development.
Access videos that aim to help faculty and staff grow an equity mindset.
Learn more about the Educational Equity Group's programs that provide academic, social, and cultural resources essential for the success of first-generation, limited income, and/or underrepresented students.
