West Chester Man Named Vice Chancellor At Rutgers-Camden

WEST CHESTER, PA -- A West Chester man has been named to a top role at Rutgers-Camden University.

Jason Rivera, 42, will head up the university's student support initiatives in his new role.

Primarily, he will be in charge of the Learning Center, the Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF), TRiO opportunity programs, the Office of Disability Services, and the Leadership Institute.

Rivera previously served as dean of the sophomore class and director of the Intercultural Center, both at Swarthmore College. He also held several positions at Montgomery College in Maryland.

He earned his Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction at the University of Maryland, College Park, in 2015, when he delivered the graduate student commencement speech, Rutgers-Camden said. He received his master’s degree at CUNY’s College of Staten Island in 2004 and his bachelor’s degree at Manhattanville College in 1997.

Congratulations!

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