Friday, March 31, 2023
On Tuesday, Ramapo hosted a discussion that dove into social media and practicing self-love amongst Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW). Ramapo’s Counseling Services, Ramapo Psychology Professor Jessica Saunders and The Renfrew Center’s professional relations representative Nancy Graham aimed to help those who attended fight against eating disordered thoughts. EDAW, according […]
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 […]
Ramapo’s chapter of Newman Catholic, also called the Catholic Campus Ministry, held Mass for Ash Wednesday in the Alumni Lounges, marking the beginning of Lent. The group is associated with the Archdiocese of Newark and invited Father Jarek Zaniewski to serve as the celebrant. What are Ash Wednesday and Lent? […]
Student Press Freedom Day (SPFD) is a day to celebrate and highlight the rights of student journalists. Both high school and collegiate journalism are important parts of learning the profession, as well as bringing a young, new perspective to storytelling and reporting. At The Ramapo News, we strive to run […]
According to the University of Washington, although disabled and non-disabled students pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors at similar rates, disabled students achieve less academic and professional success. As a result, they are underrepresented in the field; 26% of the U.S. population identifies as disabled, but less than […]
Respectability politics may not be something that most people are familiar with or understand, but Tanadjza Robinson-McCray and Miranda Garcia want to change that, especially for students of color on Ramapo’s campus. Robinson-McCray, the Educational Opportunity Fund student development specialist, and Garcia, the graduate assistant for the Cahill Career Development […]
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” […]
Ed Shannon, professor of literature and president of Ramapo’s State Federation of College Teachers, is a dedicated and intellectual educator passionate about the written culture of humanity and the critical influence of teacher unions. In an interview with The Ramapo News, Shannon talked about the correlation between strong unions and […]
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 […]
“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 […]
