Educational Equity

Our Mission

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.

TRIO Programs

Educational Equity includes four federal TRIO programs which are designed to identify and provide services for individuals from underresourced backgrounds.

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Upward Bound & Upward Bound Math-Science

Successfully graduate high school and prepare for college with Rutgers Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math-Science. These precollege programs help high school students understand what is required to succeed at the next level.

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THRIVE Student Support Services

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.

McNair Scholars Program

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.

Connecting Students, Engaging Communities

We are dedicated to fostering campus-community partnerships creating civic spaces and empowering students to be lifelong, engaged citizens.

Collaborative Center for Community Engagement

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

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.

Foundation Partnerships & Special Initiatives

Paul Robeson Success Institute

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.

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Bridge to the Doctorate Summer Institute

Rising juniors and seniors in any Rutgers EOF program can attend a four-day workshop to explore the pathway to a doctoral degree.

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Cooperman College Scholars

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.

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