Photo by Steve Fallon Gregg Edwards, the deputy secretary of higher education in the state of New Jersey, came to speak to Ramapo students and faculty on Friday. Edwards’s speech was the final event of Higher Education Awareness week; similar events and presentations took place earlier in the week, including a […]
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Adjuncts Advocate for Better Pay and Recognition
Photo by Steve Fallon A group seeking to bring awareness to the issues faced by adjunct professors demonstrated in the Student Center yesterday during common hour, holding up signs in protest and handing out flyers to passersby. The group, which included full-time professors, adjunct professors and members of the Ramapo […]
SGA Goals Spelled Out in State of the Student Address
Photo by Nicole Williams During the State of the Student address on Monday, Lauren Fuhring, the president of the Student Government Association, detailed the actions SGA has taken to make the voice of the student body heard, specifically with regard to the issues President Mercer spoke of in his State […]
Minor Injury Sustained after Forklift Strikes Woman
Photo courtesy of Ramapo Athletics The mother of a prospective student suffered a minor head injury after being hit in the head by a forklift while she was crossing a campus road outside of the Bradley Center last Thursday, according to the Mahwah Police Chief, James Batelli. Steven Hudik, the […]
Sodexo Commits to Use Cage-free Liquid Eggs by 2020
Sodexo, the foodservice provider at Ramapo, has made a commitment to use only cage-free liquid eggs by the year 2020, effectively ending a cruelty campaign launched against them by the Humane League. Sodexo announced this commitment last Thursday. Cage-free eggs serve as the alternative to eggs sourced from battery cages. […]
Higher Education Act up for Reauthorization
With the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, Lamar Alexander, the chair of the U.S. Senate Higher Education Committee, stated that he hopes to make significant amendments to this piece of legislation. In particular, Alexander plans to simplify and deregulate higher education in this new edition. Last reauthorized in […]
Harvard and M.I.T. Sued for Inadequate Closed Captioning for Online Classes
Photo courtesy of Daderot, Wikimedia Commons Earlier this month, several disability advocate groups such as the Disability Law Center of Massachusetts and the National Association of the Deaf filed a lawsuit against Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the lack of, and inadequate use of, closed captioning in their online […]
Students Discuss Contemporary Black Leaders at African Ancestry Month Event
Photo by Nicole Williams The Alumni Lounges became a forum for debate and discussion on Thursday at “Past and Present: Black Leadership in America,” a talk hosted by Tanadjza Robinson, coordinator for equity and diversity programs, as a part of African Ancestry Month. The discussion primarily questioned why the faces of […]
Venue for Commencement Moves to Prudential Center
Photo Courtesy of Jim Henderson A location for the 2015 commencement ceremony has finally been nailed down after the abrupt closing of the former venue, the Izod Center. The ceremony will now be held at the Prudential Center in Newark. The date remains Friday, May 15, and the event will […]
Construction Predicted to Be Finished by Fall 2015
Photo by Steve Fallon The construction that has been ongoing at Ramapo since 2012 is expected to soon come to a close, with the connected walkway between the Anisfield School of Business and E-Wing opening soon. That, in turn, will allow the Visitors’ Circle to reopen. "Over the winter break, […]