The Hindu calendar Bikram Sambat is about 57 years ahead of the Gregorian Calendar used by most of the rest of the world. Nepal, one of the South Asian countries that follows it, celebrated Nepali New Year on Friday, April 14 to ring in 2080. Ramapo’s International Students Organization (ISO) […]
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President Mercer Supports SGA Definition of Sanctuary
Photo by Michael Pacheco In light of the recent campus controversy over “sanctuary campus” status, President Peter Mercer gave his full support to the principles put forward by the Student Government Association’s legislation titled “Principles Related to Immigration and Undocumented Students at Ramapo.” This support was noted in President’s Post […]
Ramapo Offers International Students Diverse Location
Photo by Hope Patti The Ramapo Valley County Reservation is a county park including more than 4,000 acres in Bergen County, bordering Ringwood State Park to the north and Ramapo Mountain State Forest to the south. The park lies on the border of the Piedmont and Highlands geologic provinces and […]
International Students Share Why They Chose Ramapo
Photo courtesy of the Roukema Center There are 89 international students at Ramapo from 21 different countries. Leaving home, transitioning to Ramapo and adapting to a completely different lifestyle are certainly daunting challenges that they must overcome. The Roukema Center for International Education took a deeper look at why international […]
Immigration Lawyer Discusses Trump’s Plans at Ramapo Event
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 […]
Ramapo Welcomes Increase in International Students
Photo courtesy of the Roukema Center On Aug. 31 2016, Ramapo welcomed 37 international freshmen and exchange students from 14 countries. The number of international students and the number of countries represented rose by five and three respectively than that for the class of 2019. Why is it that Ramapo […]