(PDF) (DOC) (JPG)January 20, 2016

MAHWAH, N.J. — Ramapo College of New Jersey is pleased to welcome distinguished professor and noted political contributor Dr. Marc Lamont Hill as the keynote speaker for the annual Diversity Convocation to be held on Wednesday, February 24 at 3:30. Admission is free and open to the public.

Dr. Hill’s lecture, “Building Community in an Hour of Chaos: Progress in the Age of Obama,” offers a critical analysis of the current social and political moment. Dr. Hill spotlights the work that must be done to sustain the progress of the freedom struggle and provides concrete solutions and possibilities for healing our national, local and university communities.

Dr. Hill is a distinguished professor of African American Studies at Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia, and is one of the leading intellectual voices in the country on Black life in America. He is the host of HuffPost Live and BET News, a political contributor for CNN and Fox News Channel and the former host of the nationally syndicated television show Our World With Black Enterprise. He has received numerous awards from the National Association of Black Journalists, GLAAD and the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.

In 2011, Ebony Magazine named him one of America’s most influential Black leaders.

The event is sponsored by the Diversity Action Committee and co-sponsored by the Schomburg Scholar Series.

For information, visit www.ramapo.edu/DAC-convocation

For disability-related accommodations, please contact Sandra Suarez at ssuarez@ramapo.edu

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About Ramapo College

Ramapo College of New Jersey is the state’s premier public liberal arts college and is committed to academic excellence through interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and international and intercultural understanding. The comprehensive college is situated among the beautiful Ramapo Mountains, is within commuting distance to New York City, was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America by CondeNast Traveler, and boasts the best on-campus housing in New Jersey per Niche.com. Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts, business, data science, humanities, social sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include business, education, nursing and social work. In addition, the College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels, and offers graduate programs leading to master’s degrees in Accounting, Applied Mathematics, Business Administration, Contemporary Instructional Design, Computer Science, Creative Music Technology, Data Science, Educational Leadership, Nursing, Social Work and Special Education, as well as a Doctor of Nursing Practice.

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