The Student Government Association (SGA) hosted a discussion panel on Monday to address the recent protest movement in Iran. The panelists included professor of political economy Dr. Behzad Yaghmaian, assistant professor of IT management Dr. Fariba Nosrati and special guest Atieh Babakhani, a Ph.D. candidate from the Criminal Justice and […]
Author: MATTHEW WIKFORS
Strategic Planning Forum envisions Ramapo ‘Boldly Ascending’
If President Cindy Jebb’s State of the College Address on Feb. 15 celebrated Ramapo’s successes this past year and addressed future hopes, then last week’s planning forum laid the groundwork for how to turn those hopes into a reality. Ramapo staff and faculty from all departments and offices across campus […]
EDIC presents workshop on ‘Rest as Resistance’
Associate Director of the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Compliance Rachel Sawyer-Walker, along with Counseling Services, hosted “Rest as Resistance: Part 1” on Tuesday, the latest of EDIC’s programs for Black History Month. The event was a workshop centered around topics from the book “Rest as Resistance: A Manifesto” […]
Roadrunner TableTalk connects human resources students to field experts
The Cahill Career Center hosted its latest in the Roadrunner TableTalk series last Thursday, this time focusing on the field of human resources (HR). Previous fields discussed include public relations and environmental science. Taking place in the cozy space of the Career Center office, a sizable crowd of students experienced […]
First-generation students explore their identities
“What does it mean to be first-generation?” This was the subject addressed at the First-Generation Student Center’s inaugural event this week. It was structured as an interactive workshop to discuss what it means to be a first-generation student. Although aimed towards first-generation students, the discussions that took place were ones […]
Black History Month opens with lessons on key figures
Poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou. Olympic athlete Jesse Owens. Astronaut Mae Jemison. Civil rights activist Rosa Parks. These were just a few of the historic Black figures that appeared on a slideshow that the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Compliance (EDIC) set up to play before and […]
New York representative’s campaign trail lies come to light
Rep. George Santos (R-NY) comes across as a modern Frank William Abagnale Jr., both men living fictional lives and keeping the truth hidden from the public eye. Unlike Abagnale, Santos never claimed to be an assistant attorney general, a doctor or a Pan Am pilot. Santos was an “associate asset […]
First-Generation Student Center provides targeted resources
The newest student resource center on campus is the First-Generation Student Center, and last week, staff held a tabling event to show off their services. Assistant Director for the First-Generation Student Center Uma Mahalingam worked with a few first-generation students to introduce new resources and programs. According to the First-Generation […]
Student involvement fair centers campus clubs and organizations
Last semester, the biannual Student Involvement Fair was held outside in The Grove. This semester, around 80 student clubs, organizations and campus resources were spread out across Friends Hall, the second floor hallway of the Student Center and the Alumni Lounges to recruit new members or get students involved in […]
NJ-PBS discussion panel covers American response to Holocaust
Members of the Ramapo community were invited to join “Considering the Past to Shape the Future: Reflections on The US and the Holocaust,” an online NJ-PBS discussion panel centered around the new documentary series “The US and the Holocaust” by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein. Dr. Jacob Labendz, […]