Monday, October 14, 2024
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, […]
Photo courtesy of Ramapo College of New Jersey Through his own encounters and one migrant’s personal testimony, Dr. Behzad Yaghmaian took the audience of Ramapo’s latest Global Talks event on a journey of emotional migrant stories. The March 22 Webex lecture was co-sponsored by the Roukema Center for International Education, […]
Photo courtesy of Aboxorocks, Wikipedia Many colleges around the nation are debating over the prospect of offering sanctuary to students without legal immigration papers due to President Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric about illegal immigrants. According to the New York Times, Wesleyan University was one of the first to declare “sanctuary […]
Photo courtesy of Smartalic 34, Wikipedia I want to start off by saying that I am not against immigration; in fact, I support making the immigration process easier. I am in full support of green card holders, visa holders and whatever other legal means an immigrant uses to come to this […]
Photo by Dana Wehmann A unity rally was held last Thursday, as students assembled at the Arch to protest President Trump’s travel ban and various other actions proposed or put into effect by the president. Latino fraternity Lambda Sigma Upsilon Inc. organized the rally, a version of which was held […]
Photo by Hope Patti Since taking office, President Donald Trump has taken on illegal immigration as one of his main issues. David Nachman of Nachman, Phulwani, Zimovcak Law Group came to Ramapo on Wednesday to lead a discussion on how Trump’s immigration rules and policies could affect international students. Nachman […]
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr A wall at the U.S.-Mexican border has been a popular talking point in reactionary circles and mainstream discourse ever since the passage of the Secure Fence Act of 2006, which gave $1.2 billion towards building 1,100 km worth of fence along the said border […]
Photo courtesy of Luminary Traveler, Flickr The United States has enacted a ban on Syrian refugees as of Friday, Jan. 24. The ban, created by President Donald Trump’s Executive Order, has also suspended immigration from Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen. “We don’t want them here,” the New York […]
Photo by Hope Patti Immigration, one of the hottest issues of the election season, was the topic of the most recent SCOTUS discussion at Ramapo College. Ben Levy, director of international education, and Martin Kafafian, attorney and adjunct professor of law, both moderated the event initiating the discussion by reviewing […]
