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Nathan Link

Assistant professor of criminal justice Nathan Link opens up about the personal experiences that led him to become a Rutgers-Camden researcher committed to educating students and lawmakers about the financial debt that can plague those formerly incarcerated.

Angelica Lopez

Whether it was idolizing her pulmonologist uncle in the family’s native Dominican Republic as a young child or advocating for her parents during doctors’ visits in the South Bronx as a teenager, Angelica Lopez can trace her “why” for wanting to become a physician to family.

hispanic latinx heritage month

For Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month, we asked students to write an open letter about their heritage; their loved ones and those responsible for their cultural upbringing and to share what makes them proud to be who they are. These are their stories.