About
Rutgers-Newark is celebrated as the most diverse university campus in the United States and in Newark, NJ, 45% of the population speaks a language other than English at home. Additionally, translators/interpreters face extremely favorable job prospects in the current economy. The U.S. Department of Labor ranks “language translator/interpreter” as one of the top five fastest growing occupations in the United States, with a projected growth of 46% between 2012 and 2022.
In 2016, a group of faculty from FASN and the Law School created the Lives in Translation Project with a seed grant from the Chancellor’s Office. Project Advisor Anna Dichter and Faculty Supervisor Jennifer Austin developed the Lives In Translation Program, with the goal of utilizing RU-N bilingual students’ skills to interpret and translate for community members in need and further legal access. For the past four years, LiT has provided interpreting and translation services to limited-English proficient clients throughout the region by recruiting and training Rutgers undergraduate students to interpret and translate for Rutgers Law School Clinics and local nonprofits located in New Jersey and New York. LiT also provides professional skills training to students, expanding career opportunities, and mentorship through weekly workshops.
Lives In Translation consists of the following:
In 2016, a group of faculty from FASN and the Law School created the Lives in Translation Project with a seed grant from the Chancellor’s Office. Project Advisor Anna Dichter and Faculty Supervisor Jennifer Austin developed the Lives In Translation Program, with the goal of utilizing RU-N bilingual students’ skills to interpret and translate for community members in need and further legal access. For the past four years, LiT has provided interpreting and translation services to limited-English proficient clients throughout the region by recruiting and training Rutgers undergraduate students to interpret and translate for Rutgers Law School Clinics and local nonprofits located in New Jersey and New York. LiT also provides professional skills training to students, expanding career opportunities, and mentorship through weekly workshops.
Lives In Translation consists of the following:
