Monday, June 30, 2025
The Women’s Center and LGBTQ+ Services, Health Promotion in the Center for Health and Counseling Services and the Office of Violence Prevention are teaming up to provide Ramapo students with the Healthy Love Party (HLP) program. The program offers students services to educate themselves on sexually transmitted infections (STIs), safer […]
Two schools in Miami have adopted a new practice in which students must have signed permission slips to participate in activities related to Black History Month. iPrep Academy and Coral Way K-8 adopted this measure to remain in accordance with the “Parents’ Bill of Rights” signed by Florida Gov. Ron […]
Politics are a form of agreements and a set of activities associated with power, communities, trades, decision-making and other forms of relations. In some foreign countries, such as Canada, France and Brazil, there are multiple political parties. This differs from the United States of America, where there are only two […]
The topic of American book bans is a significant on-going conversation. With Banned Books week just passed, continuing these conversations about banned books and what is and isn’t appropriate content is essential. During the 2022-2023 school year, 3,362 books were banned in school districts across the United States. Some of […]
This May, Dr. Michael J. Middleton stepped into the role of provost and vice president for teaching, learning and growth at Ramapo College. Middleton comes to Ramapo from Hunter College in New York City, and has served in various roles at Harvard University, the University of New Hampshire, the University […]
The Center for Student Success (CSS) held (Major) Declaration Day on Dec. 1, an event geared toward providing students with information and advice on how to choose a major. Ramapo requires students to declare a major by the time they reach 64 credits — usually second semester sophomore year. The […]
COVID-19 caused setbacks in various aspects of life, some more obvious than others. Now, two years after the height of the pandemic, long-term effects are being discovered in students. National assessments are meant to gauge comprehension across several subjects. For the first time since 2019, the National Assessment of Educational […]
Across the U.S., authors are being silenced and students are kept in the dark. Experiences meant to build inclusion and support are now being brushed under the rug because American school districts are banning books deemed “harmful.” The number of banned books has increased to over 2,500. In the previous […]
Librarian Christina Connor and Professor Ed Shannon presented an event on Sept. 22 in honor of Banned Books Week about the little-known topic of textbook censorship. Connor guided the audience through the history of textbook censorship, emphasizing both the importance of textbooks in a well-rounded education and the dangers of […]
Photo by Jordan Elstad An internationally-recognized expert in education shared his perspective on the responsibilities of teachers at an Alumni Lounges luncheon held prior to the Diversity Convocation on Wednesday afternoon. Dr. Kevin K. Kumashiro, who has authored and edited a combined 10 books and delivered lectures on education throughout […]
