President Donald Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education (DOE) on Thursday, March 20 claiming that education should be a state’s responsibility to sustain, not the federal government’s. In other words, if this order is implemented, there will be no nationwide standards regarding education, no regulation […]
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Provost addresses potential changes in DEI policies
Caught in the midst of an ever-changing situation, Ramapo College is attempting to adapt to education policy alterations from the administration of President Donald Trump. On Feb. 14, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sent a “Dear Colleague” letter to public colleges and universities across […]
Ramapo’s Roukema Center hosts fun International Education Week events
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 […]