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Representatives from Combat Paper NJ brought their unique brand of therapy – turning former military uniforms into paper – to campus to help veterans heal through poetry, writing and art.
A celebration of the accomplishments of women featured a variety of speakers, events and activities – including handprints recognizing important women in students’ lives. s Dr. Bill Mullaney and professor Kate Dr. Charles J. McNerney and Marjorie Webster n past retirees with their induction as professor
Professor Earl Taylor led a commemoration and conversation on the life of
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Nelson Mandela after his passing.
With residents of our Bergen community hailing from all parts of the county, state, country and globe, diversity remains a signature element.
Actress and Bergen County native Ali Stroker, paralyzed since age two, discussed overcoming obstacles and earning a role on television’s “The Glee Project.”
José Antonio Vargas, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who was featured on the cover of Time, discussed the plight of immigrants during Latino Heritage Month.
The New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education named the Center for Peace, Justice and Reconciliation at Bergen Community College, under the direction of Professor Tom LaPointe, as an official state Holocaust and Genocide Resource Center.
ayes, won the Innovation of the Year Award from ge for their project requiring students to o perform safe nursing practices.
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