Sunday, April 28, 2024
Photo courtesy of Markus Spiske, Unsplash. In light of recent events online in the Ramapo community, the office of Title IX has begun hosting “Title IX Tuesdays” to open up conversations about sexual misconduct. One particular account has caused issue, one which allowed students to anonymously send in whatever they […]
Photo courtesy of Denisse Gonzalez-Ramirez. On Oct. 6, through a Zoom call hosted by the Gross Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, historian Wendy Lower discussed how one sensitive photo she encountered inspired a line of new work. A Jewish woman was captured in a photograph standing next to a […]
Photo courtesy of Paolo Miyashiro. October is, among many things, both Queer and Trans History Month, and Disability Awareness Month. This year’s annual Diversity Day honored the beginning of both, as well as the continually growing diversity at Ramapo College. Introduced by Chief Equity and Diversity Officer Nicole Morgan Agard, President […]
Photo courtesy of Tyler Merbler, wiki. Federal agents have investigated Capitol rioters and issued over 600 arrests since Jan. 6. The Justice Department confirmed it is the largest investigation in American history and now, almost ten months later, new arrests occur on a weekly basis. Rioters — largely members of […]
Photo courtesy of Phil Murphy, Flickr. Gov. Phil Murphy announced a total of 23 identifiable outbreaks across 22 school districts during a press conference on Sept. 22. The data of the K-12 positive cases has been recorded by the Department of Health, but New Jersey colleges have long undergone their […]
Photo courtesy of Sean P. Anderson, wiki. Alex Jones, right-wing talk show host and conspiracy theorist, was found liable for three defamation lawsuits filed by victims’ families after he claimed the 2012 Sandy Hook shootings were a hoax. The rulings were issued Monday Sept. 27 and released Thursday, Sept. 30. […]
Photo by Denisse Gonzalez-Ramirez Rachel Sawyer-Walker, the new Associate Director of the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Compliance (EDIC), joined Ramapo this fall with various experiences in student affairs, first starting as a resident assistant. “I went to Eastern Connecticut State University where I went through a program called […]
Photo by Natalie Tsur A group of students gathered around the Arch, each holding a cardboard sign close to their chest as they watched senior Miriam Sokolska prepare them for the first chant. “When I say ‘climate,’ you say ‘justice!’” Sokolska commanded, initiating the start of student-led climate action group […]
Photo by Jenna Craig Gov. Phil Murphy visited campus Wednesday to attend the opening ceremony of the Peter P. Mercer Learning Commons, an 80,000- square-foot building that features four floors of study space. The third and fourth floors were opened for tours Wednesday, while the first and second remain under […]
Photo courtesy of Ramapo College, Flickr Dr. Cindy R. Jebb began her first academic year as Ramapo’s fifth college president this September, although her position has been official since July 6, after she retired from the U.S. Military with the rank of Brigadier General after 39 years. President Jebb has […]
