Curiosity. Knowledge. Purpose.

Born out of his lifelong commitment to education as a scholar and a teacher, and his desire to connect with students at his alma mater through the Honors College community, Richard A. Melanson (RC '66), renowned scholar and author, established the Richard A. Melanson Endowed Scholarship for academically gifted, first-generation college students who face financial hardships.
Honors College Summer One Read 2024—Imbolo Mbue’s "How Beautiful We Were"
New York Times bestselling author and Rutgers alumna Imbolo Mbue visited the Honors College as part of the Summer One Read during Welcome Week. Her book, How Beautiful We Were, was read by first-year students during the summer, an experience intended to foster a community-wide discussion around a contemporary social issue or theme that is deeply intertwined with social impact and inclusive excellence, in preparation for the first-year HC mission courses.

This Engineering Student Is an NFL Flag Football Champion
Allison Gandlin, a sophomore Honors College student at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, sees flag football much like her engineering coursework: It’s about solving problems...[she] certainly knows how to solve problems on the field. In February, she was named one of two NFL Flag Football Players of the Year...and was honored during the 13th annual NFL Honors in Las Vegas on February 8.