# @rutgersu on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ1b6o2DEgx
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36768228-rutgersu-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-11-09T12:00:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rutgers University (@RutgersU) — https://gondola.cc/RutgersU

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William F. Tate IV shared his vision for Rutgers University as an institution that drives opportunity for students, New Jersey, and the world, as he addressed an audience gathered at Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall at Rutgers-Newark on Friday for his inauguration ceremony. 

The 22nd president stated that Rutgers is committed to investing in opportunities, foremost for its students. He announced The Edge Fund for scholarships to celebrate and support the next generation of thinkers and creators who achieve innovations in the arts, sports, science and technology. 

“In an era defined by speed, spectacle and performative acts, we have a moment to demonstrate our commitment to opportunity. It exists in every ZIP code and income bracket in New Jersey. It is limited only by our collective focus and imagination,” Tate said. “When it comes to students, excellence can be found everywhere. Finding it — and letting it flourish — drives our state, our university, our communities forward.”

The Count Basie Orchestra, led by musical director Scotty Barnhart, performed during the afternoon event and played the National Anthem sung by Carmen Bradford. Student government leaders from Newark, New Brunswick and Camden were among the speakers at the ceremony and the Rutgers University Glee Club performed the Alma Mater. #rutgerspride #wt4ru

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