Tag: race

RCNJ Theater discusses race on campus in “Baltimore”

Photo by Jenna Craig   The Ramapo College Theater Department’s second virtual production –”Baltimore” by Kirsten Greenidge — opened up the conversation about race during its live-streamed premiere Friday night.  “I hope the audience embraces their uncomfortable feelings when watching it and asks themselves why they feel that way,” says […]

Affirmative action causes new stir Boston study

Photo courtesy of Ramapo College of New Jersey, Flickr It is no secret that admissions offices consider race when judging a student’s admission into a college, but a new study done by Boston public broadcasting station WGBH shows that people want that to come to an end, and fast. According […]

SCOTUS Discussion Examines Police Brutality

Photo by Hope Patti In the latest deliberation by the SCOTUS discussion group, Dr. Paul Deck, professor of sociology at Ramapo College, brought the group’s attention to police brutality and its relation to legal precedents and processes. Deck first brought up a few legal cases relevant to the subject of […]

Students of Color Present List of Demands to President

Photo by Rebecca King Last Wednesday, Vanna Garcia, Kevin Hurtado, Domonique Jarrett and I met with President Peter Mercer and Kat McGee, director of Affirmative Action and Workplace Compliance, to discuss the racial climate at Ramapo. As concerned student leaders of color on campus, we requested the meeting with President […]