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    Members of the Rutgers Community:

    I am pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025-26 Cheryl Wall Faculty Fellowships. These fellowships, in the form of a course release, recognize full-time faculty committed to addressing issues faced by the university’s diverse student population. The fellowships pay tribute to Dr. Cheryl Wall, who was a champion of these efforts, pioneered cluster hiring at Rutgers and helped guide various diversity projects, including the Rutgers AAUP-AFT’s work on race and gender equity. These fellowships are available through a negotiated agreement between Rutgers University and the Rutgers AAUP-AFT.  Faculty interested in applying for a future fellowship may do so in the next cohort to be named in 2026-27.

    Please join me in congratulating this year’s twelve fellows from across all four chancellor-led units for their exemplary representation of the university’s commitment to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion

    2025-2026 Fellows:

    • Alyson Brooks, Physics and Astronomy, SAS
    • Alexandra Chang, Arts, Culture and Media, SASN
    • Sylvia Chan-Malik, American Studies/Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, SAS
    • Aubrey Daniels, Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions, SHP
    • Meghan Deshais, Applied Psychology, GSAPP
    • Angélica González, Biology, FASC
    • Natalie Muñoz, Social Work, SASN
    • Margaret Quinn, Advanced Nursing Practice, SON
    • Lauren Shallish, Urban Education, SASN
    • Lauren Silver, Childhood Studies, FASC
    • Youwen Zhang, Chemistry, FASC
    • Desheng Zhang, Computer Science, SAS