Santiago will speak during William Paterson’s second Annual President’s Diversity Lecture on Thursday, March 31 at 4 p.m. via Zoom. Santiago will discuss how serving students—especially Latino students—requires intentionality. A Q & A will follow the 45-minute lecture.
“Honoring Our Past and Fighting for Our Future,” with a focus on women’s health, reproductive rights, equity, and policy, is the theme for William Paterson University’s March 2022 celebration of Women’s History Month with lectures, discussions, and civic events.
Thanks to WP communication professor Rob Quicke, people across Ukraine are hearing college radio station-broadcasted messages of support from students around the world. The co-founder of College Radio Day, Quicke tapped into a network of more than 600 stations from more than 30 countries, including WP’s own Brave New Radio, and the response was “an incredible show of solidarity.”
Students at the University are studying how grassroots activism, social media, and the press have brought disability rights to the forefront of the nation’s understanding of basic human rights in a new disability studies course that is focused on the recent conservatorship case of pop star Britney Spears.
Professor Robb Rehberg will be honored for his influence on and advancement of the athletic training profession within the State of New Jersey. In addition to teaching courses in athletic training and sports medicine at WP, he is also a medical consultant and coordinator of the ATC (Athletic Training Certified) Spotter program for the National Football League.
There is a hidden cost to free in-school breakfast programs that serve all children regardless of income: more students who are overweight, according to newly published research in the Economics of Education Review, led by William Paterson University business professor and health economist Rahi Abouk.
Michael Gilmore ’24, of Teaneck, New Jersey, hopes to diversify the world of classical music—starting with himself. It’s a dream Gilmore was nervous to pursue until he received a very unexpected surprise: the support of a donor-funded William Paterson University scholarship.