The 257th Anniversary Commencement celebrated the Class of 2023 on Sunday, May 14, 2023. President Jonathan Holloway addressed the degree candidates and guests and conferred degrees.
Rutgers Commencement
Rutgers Commencement 2023
Congratulations Class of 2023!
After years of sacrifice and hard work, you've earned your degree—an important milestone.
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Rutgers University–Newark celebrated the Class of 2023 on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.
Rutgers University–Camden Commencement celebrated the Class of 2023 on Monday, May 15, 2023.
By age seven, Samantha Eng was dressing up as a doctor for career day and was certain of what she wanted to do.
This summer, with a bachelor’s degree in public policy and economics in hand, Sara Rubiano will start working as a private banking analyst at JPMorgan’s International Private Bank.
A Cuban immigrant who came to the United States at age 11, Celín Hidalgo worried about her command of English. So, as a college student, she found herself gravitating toward the universal languages of art and math.
Sunny Reed’s husband and eight-year-old son will collect the doctoral degree for their late wife and mother at Rutgers University–Camden Commencement.
After graduating from the Camden College of Arts and Sciences with a bachelor’s degree in biology, John Crespo will pursue a Ph.D. in cancer immunology to improve therapeutics for patients.
Madison Kassar decided to combine her two interests—science and statistics—and pursue a double major in public health and psychology, focusing on epidemiology and biomedical statistics as part of public health.
Rahul Rana discovered a passion for entrepreneurship and cutting-edge technologies during his first year at Rutgers Business School and ran with it.
Ecology major Lucy Yang believes that one of the best lessons she’s learned is the value of interdisciplinary collaboration.
Chinwe Mercy Izegbu found her calling to nursing following an incident when Julia was three years old and admitted to the hospital during a sickle cell crisis.