Established in 2015, the Honors Living-Learning Community (HLLC) is an innovative Rutgers University-Newark
initiative that is revolutionizing honors, cultivating talent, and engaging
communities. The HLLC is redefining the notion of "honors" by creating
intergenerational and interdisciplinary learning communities comprised of
students, faculty, and community partners focused on tackling some of the
nation's most pressing social issues. Dynamic students are selected to join a
living-learning community and intergenerational network across all intersections
of identity focused on cultivating knowledge, fostering understanding across
and within groups, and activating social, institutional, and cultural change.As a transformational college access program, the HLLC is broadening
pathways to college for promising local talent and reimagining the
academy.
The HLLC endeavors to increase access to higher education for
academically promising, talented, and civic-minded individuals, some of
whom may be overlooked by relying solely on standard academic indicators
for college success. Utilizing a holistic admissions
rubric, the HLLC identifies exceptional first-year students and
community college transfers from Newark and Greater Newark, while also
extending its reach to other national and international regions.A
State-of-the-Art Facility
Our
vision is to create a state-of-the-art facility with dining, recreational, and
academic spaces that will host upwards of 400 talented undergraduate students. This
facility is currently under construction with plans to open its doors in
August 2019.
The
HLLC Scholars
The
HLLC cohorts include students who enroll in postsecondary education immediately
following high school graduation, GED recipients, and transfer students who
hold associate's degrees from community colleges. Examples of HLLC students
include, but are not limited to the following:
- High school
graduates
- First-generation
college students
- Transfer students
- Veterans
- Older students
- General Education
Development (GED) recipients
- Student parents
- Financially
independent students
Honors Living-Learning Community 
