He also spent his final years serving his original alma mater, Rutgers-Newark, as well as serving as visiting scholar and professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy on the university’s New Brunswick campus.
From Fear to Freedom and Hope: Rafael Escalante (UG PP ’26)
Pursuing a college education and the American dream, Rafael Escalante departed the embattled South American nation and made his way to New Jersey Rafael Escalante escaped politically motivated persecution as a teenager in Venezuela to find his place – and a brighter...