Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Every year, Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is observed on Nov. 20 across the country to honor those who have been lost to transphobic acts of violence. Ramapo joined the commemoration with a proclamation and vigil hosted by the Women’s Center and LGBTQ+ Services. The event began with a few […]
The International Student Organization (ISO) hosted the fifth annual “Light the Night,” their Diwali and Tihar celebration on Nov. 17. The celebration was full of lights, stunning traditional dance performances, singing, music and mouth-watering South Asian cuisine that all captured the essence of the festival. “This event celebrates my favorite […]
The Ramapo First Responders Club (RFRC) is back and better than ever. The club members partnered with Ramapo College EMS (RCEMS), and the team has a lot of plans to help build a safer, more health-conscious community at Ramapo. “The two organizations are commingled,” said faculty adviser, Evan Kutzin, who […]
Through Nov. 13-17, the Roukema Center for International Education went big this year to celebrate International Education Week (IEW) by offering more than 15 events that vary from educational to practical to just plain fun. IEW is a joint initiative from the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department […]
Last Wednesday, students, faculty and others gathered in Friends Hall to celebrate the rededication and lighting of the Holocaust statue on campus, “One Man in Memory of Six Million.” The rededication and lighting, which will now make the statue completely visible at night, are thanks in part to a unanimous […]
Safer Sex Kiosk The Women’s Center and LGBTQ+ Services partnered with the Wellness Is Now Peers to host a Safer Sex Kiosk in the Fishbowl on Nov. 9. The table was packed with resources, including dental dams, personal lubricant and an array of condoms designed for oral and penetrative sex. […]
Last Thursday, the Organization of Latino Unity (OLU) hosted a discussion about AfroLatinidad to shed light on Black identity and African roots in Latin America and for Latinx people, which is often dismissed within the Latinx community. The event was a part of Black Solidarity Week. The event opened by […]
Some 47% of students who make up Ramapo’s incoming class of 2023 reported being first-generation, meaning their parents had not completed a 4-year college or university degree. This is the highest percentage in Ramapo’s history and would not have been possible without the signing of the Higher Education Act (HEA) […]
Ramapo became the first host in the Greater New York metropolitan area for the annual Taiwan & Asia Program Conference on Nov. 4-5. The conference was sponsored by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office based in Washington, D.C. This year’s theme was “Washington-Taipei-Beijing Relations at a Crossroads: the 2024 […]
To kick off First-Generation College Celebration Month, the First-Generation Center, the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Compliance and the Schomburg Committee cosponsored the Proud to be First workshop last Wednesday. Students and faculty came to listen to the story of Ramapo Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) alumni Clifton Shambry. Shambry […]
