About the Abbott Leadership Institute The mission of the Abbott Leadership Institute (ALI) at Rutgers University-Newark (RU-N) is to develop informed and effective advocates for Newark's public schools by empowering parents, students, educators, and stakeholders with information about education policy, and knowledge of effective methods for civic engagement and leadership in school reform. The Youth Media Symposium (YMS), ALI’s after-school youth development program, develops youth leaders in schools and the community by introducing Newark students, ages 13-18, to education advocacy, historical literacy, and the art of using digital media technology as a tool for social change. In 2015, the students of YMS launched their College Success Centers, safe and supportive spaces for students and families to receive guidance and support while preparing for college. ALI’s newest initiative, New-Ark Leaders of Health, is a two-year fellowship program aimed to develop youth leaders to work to improve health outcomes for residents of the city. About Rutgers University–Newark Rutgers University–Newark (RU-N) is a diverse, urban, public research university that is an anchor institution in New Jersey’s cultural capital. More than 13,000 students are currently enrolled at its 38-acre campus in a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs offered through the College of Arts and Sciences, University College, the Graduate School, Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick, the Rutgers Law School – Newark, the School of Criminal Justice, and the School of Public Affairs and Administration. RU-N is exceptionally well positioned to fulfill higher education’s promise as an engine of discovery, innovation, and social mobility. It has a remarkable legacy of producing high-impact scholarship that is connected to the great questions and challenges of the world. It has the right mix of disciplines and interdisciplinary centers and institutes to take on those questions and challenges. It is in and of a city and region where its work on local challenges undertaken with partners from many sectors resonates powerfully throughout our urbanizing world. Most importantly, RU-N brings an incredible diversity of people to this work—students, faculty, staff, and community partners—making it more innovative, more creative, more engaging, and more relevant for our time and the times ahead. For more information, please visit www.newark.rutgers.edu.
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