Photo by Hope Patti In January 2014, Professor Joshua Zimmerman of Yeshiva University completed his book “The Polish Underground and the Jews, 1939-1945.” On Wednesday, Zimmerman came to Ramapo to discuss his book and the messages in it. Students and staff alike gathered in the Trustees Pavilion to hear Zimmerman talk […]
News
Students Discuss Origins, Purpose of Women’s Center
The Women’s Center, located in the C-wing next to the Fishbowl, strives to be a safe haven for anyone that is interested in speaking on women’s issues, seeking assistance or needing someone to talk to. On Wednesday, the Women’s Center held a discussion to explore the Center’s history, led by […]
Abroad Program Offers Trip to Lima and Cusco, Peru
Photo by Nicole Williams This summer, Ramapo students will have the chance to join Professor Gladys Torres Baumgarten to study abroad in Lima and Cusco, Peru. The program will run this year from May 16 to 29, and, as stated in the announcement, will be based around IBUS 337 – […]
DAC and ALMA Discuss Race and Gender Issues in Infamous Miss Universe Flub
The Student Diversity Action Committee and Association of Latinos Moving Ahead, or ALMA, hosted a discussion titled “Miss Universe: Racism Between Communities of Color” on Thursday, March 3. Ramapo students and faculty who attended the event learned about racism and representation of women in the recent Miss Universe pageant that […]
WRPR Restores FM Signal For First Time Since 2013
As of Monday, Ramapo’s own radio station has finally been placed back on FM radio after being limited to a web stream since 2013. The Ramapo community can now tune into 90.3 FM to hear talk shows and music selected by WRPR, Ramapo’s student-run radio club. “Having an FM channel […]
Ramapo Remembers Anniversary of Fukushima Disaster
Next Friday, March 11, will mark the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, triggered by an earthquake and tsunami that ravaged the Fukushima prefecture of Japan. The natural calamities alone killed nearly 16 thousand people, and while the short and long term effects of the exposure to the leaked […]
Diversity Discussed at State of the Student Address
Photo by Hope Patti The Anisfield School of Business held the State of the Student Address on Thursday, where student life was discussed as part of Higher Education Awareness week. Student Government Association President Alec Weissman gave the address, urging Ramapo students to get involved and take advantage of the […]
History Lecture Analyzes Causes of Haiti’s Poverty
On Monday the Ramapo College Culture Club hosted Dr. David Colman, associate professor of African American history, who gave a lecture on Haitian history. His lecture focused on the ways Haiti went from one of the wealthiest colonies in the Americas during the 18th century to the most impoverished country […]
Flint Water Crisis Raises of Human Rights and Environmental Justice at Discussion
Photo by Pauline Park Last Thursday, the master’s program in sustainability studies, environmental studies, law and society and Ramapo Green hosted a panel about the complicated current crisis in Flint, Michigan. This crisis involves a wide range of issues, such as contaminated water, racism, lead poisoning, human rights violations and […]
Role of Women in UNRRA Explained at Presentation
Ramapo welcomed Dr. Ellen Ross on Thursday for a presentation titled “Food and Shelter for Seven Million: The Women of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) 1945-1947.” The Gross Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies sponsored the event, which took place in the Alumni Lounges. Emerita Professor Ross was […]