Photo by Kimberlee Bongard The Civic and Community Engagement Center held their second annual Quiz Bowl as a part of Community Engagement week. Dr. Walter T. Brown, a professor of history and international studies, and CCEC student coordinator Achyut Gautam emceed each round with questions about current events and global […]
Tag: History
Sam Mustafa is Presented with Henry Bischoff Award
Photo by Nicole Williams With a class style focused upon a self-described “tough dad” method of teaching, it is not farfetched to say that Dr. Sam Mustafa, professor of history, has the respect of a seasoned general. In fact, the description might be fitting, as Mustafa – who has been […]
Students Digitize Jane Addams’ Historical Documents
Photo Courtesy of Adam Cuerden, Wikipedia Ramapo College welcomes an exciting new initiative known as the Jane Addams Papers project. Once known as "the most prominent woman in America," Jane Addams was a hero of the Progressive movement in the 19th and 20th centuries. The Jane Addams Papers project mission is to […]
Students Stage Walkouts Against Curriculum Change
Photo Courtesy of Baleigh bugg, Flickr Creative Commons Social media exploded this week with support for the hundreds of students from at least five Jefferson County, Colorado schools who organized walkouts to protest an attempt by the School Board to squash civil disobedience among students. The students staged a protest, […]