Saturday, April 20, 2024
Dr. Leah Warner enthusiastically presented to students and faculty on Thursday about how her interdisciplinary scholarship on social justice pedagogy relates to academic freedom. The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) sponsored the discussion as part of their Academic Freedom Talk series. Warner shared that teachers usually implement social justice pedagogy […]
In the past month, bold red, black and blue flyers with a white fist have been posted throughout the academic wings, on bulletin boards and on professors’ office doors. The flyers explain that the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) union’s contract with the state of New Jersey expired on June […]
Recently, multiple states have been passing legislation that is banning LGBTQIA+ books. In lieu of this, Ramapo hosted an event on April 4 called Banning Books, Banning Minds to discuss the effects of book banning. The event began with opening remarks from Ed Shannon, professor of literature and president of […]
Photo by Scott Yunker Long-time adjunct faculty members were honored for their life’s work in education by the Ramapo Federation of State College Teachers (American Federation of Teachers Local 2274) at its second annual AFT Adjunct Awards, held in the Alumni Lounges on Wednesday afternoon. Adjunct faculty members comprise 52 […]
Photo by Hannah Reasoner An August 2016 report by an outside consultant that assessed 27 Ramapo College departments continues to generate friction between the administration and faculty and staff. Members of the college’s faculty and professional staff say they are concerned the document, which has been released in redacted form […]
