News and Announcements

2023 RBHS Chancellor Awards

The Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Chancellor’s Office is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 RBHS Chancellor Awards. The RBHS Chancellor Awards were established in 2020 to annually acknowledge the extraordinary work of our faculty and staff.

In addition to these important recognitions, awardees will be honored during a celebratory event to be held in October.

Please join us in congratulating the following honorees of 2023 for DEI:

Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award

For significant contributions to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in teaching, scholarship, or service including clinical care at RBHS

Herminio L. Perez (Rutgers School of Dental Medicine), Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Diversity & Inclusion, and Assistant Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry

Teri E. Lassiter (School of Public Health) , Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, and Assistant Professor, Department of Urban-Global Public Health

Arpita Jindani (Global Health Institute), Senior Program Manager, Health Equity, Education and Training

Courtney Terry (New Jersey Medical School), Assistant Director of Information Technology, Office of the Chief Operating Officer

US Supreme Court’s Decision on Race-Conscious Admissions

Important Read - The New England Journal of Medicine - The Supreme Court and the Importance of Diversity in Medicine

June 29, 2023

Members of the Rutgers Community,

As you may already know, the Supreme Court of the United States today rendered a decision in two cases regarding the use of race as a consideration in college admissions. Those cases are Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard University.

In today's decision, the Supreme Court held that Harvard's and UNC's consideration of race in admissions decisions violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. In so doing, the Court rejected the role that race played in implementing the diversity-related goals asserted by Harvard and UNC. The Court did acknowledge, however, that colleges and universities may consider an applicant’s personalqualities and characteristics, even where such traits are informed by the applicant’s life experience as a member of a particular race.

Please know that we will take the time to review our policies and practices to ensure they follow the law established by today’s decision.

At the same time, Rutgers remains committed to our values as a university. Rutgers embodies the democratic possibilities of our country, opening its doors for people from the broadest range of backgrounds and recognizing that excellence can be found everywhere—and that will not change with this ruling. Our commitment to being a powerful engine of social mobility for students and their families will not change. We continue to recognize the immense advantages that a richly diverse student body and faculty bring to the academic enterprise and the importance of providing affordable access to a world-class education for a diverse array of students.

New Jersey’s diversity is its strength. We value and will continue to build on that strength as the State University of New Jersey.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Holloway
President, Rutgers University

NMA Scholarship Gala

NMA Scholarship Gala
April 26, 2023

Our Fourth year URiM medical school students were honored, and 3 of them were in attendance:
Ngozi Anaemejeh, Hesbon Isaboke, Ariana Lyons.

We also had two third-year medical students awarded for their Essays on Equity and inclusion:
Juhua Guarda and Shane Davis.

News and Announcements

Important Read - The New England Journal of Medicine - The Supreme Court and the Importance of Diversity in Medicine

Congratulations to the students on their accomplishments!

We are very proud of you!