Jane Teran is a double major in Geography and Latino and Caribbean Studies who worked with the Office of Distinguished Fellowships to become Rutgers’ fourth recipient of the prestigious Beinecke Scholarship. Established in 1971, the Beinecke Scholarship encourages highly motivated undergraduate students to pursue graduate study in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Each scholar receives $5,000 before entering graduate school and an additional $30,000 while attending graduate school. Each year, approximately 135 colleges and universities are invited to nominate one student, and this year Jane served as Rutgers’ sole nominee and was one of just 16 students selected nationwide. Raised in a working-class community in Elizabeth, New Jersey by Colombian immigrant parents, Jane’s research examines the economic and social dynamics of urban Latinx immigrant neighborhoods. Through the Lloyd C. Gardner Fellowship, she researched “Little Colombia” in Elizabeth and how Colombian business owners used state-led revitalization efforts to reshape the neighborhood. She is continuing this work through her interdisciplinary honors thesis on “gentefication,” or gentrification led by higher-income Latinx populations. Jane hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in Geography and conduct community-engaged research that supports local communities.
Related Links:
Office of Distinguished Fellowships - https://newbrunswick.rutgers.edu/fellowships
Beinecke Scholarship - https://beineckescholarship.org/.
Lloyd C. Gardner Fellowship - https://lgfellowship.rutgers.edu/