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 Living and Learning Facility
The Honors Living-Learning Community is housed at 48 New Street, a 320,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art learning and residence facility that includes residences, classrooms, workspaces, street-level retail, and parking. The building houses 399 undergraduate students and provides an open space for RU-N students, faculty, staff, and community members to gather.
HLLC Scholars
The HLLC student body is comprised of dynamic, academically promising, and civic-minded scholars who desire to make a positive impact on their communities. The HLLC identifies exceptional first-year students and community college transfers from Newark, Greater Newark, and beyond who have a broad range of academic interests, co-curricular involvements, and social justice interests, including equity in healthcare, LGBTQ rights, racial disparities, and mass incarceration. Its curriculum provides students with a framework to explore social inequities and themes related to citizenship, as they emerge within various academic disciplines. HLLC scholars exemplify the best of those who will become our future innovators and thought leaders.
Examples of HLLC students
include, but are not limited to the following:
- High School Graduates
- First-Generation College Students
- Transfer Students
- Veterans
- Non-Traditional Students
- General Education
Development (GED) Recipients
- Student-Parents
- Financially Independent Students
Honors Living-Learning Community 
