  {"id":5,"date":"2013-04-15T11:08:05","date_gmt":"2013-04-15T15:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/affirmaction\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-05-28T17:42:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:42:53","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/oabc\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-381 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/edic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2020\/01\/EDIC-Main-1-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"Ramapo College Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/oabc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2020\/01\/EDIC-Main-1-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/oabc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2020\/01\/EDIC-Main-1-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/oabc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2020\/01\/EDIC-Main-1.jpg 842w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Welcome to the Office of Access, Belonging and Community (ABC) at Ramapo College of New Jersey.<\/h3>\n<p>The mission of ABC is to advance a shared understanding and practice of equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice as aligned with the College\u2019s Mission and Values.<\/p>\n<p>ABC&#8217;s goal is to ensure compliance and coordinate leadership for college-wide access, belonging and community practices and to uphold the College\u2019s commitment to foster a sense of belonging in its policies, programs and community of students, faculty and staff.<\/p>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>About A.B.C.<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<p>The Office of Access, Belonging and Community is also comprised of the MultiCultural Center.<\/p>\n<p>ABC coordinates with campus stakeholders, including the Student Well-Being Core, the Teaching and Learning Core, the Admissions Department, the Center for Student Success, and the People Operations and Employee Resources Department, to advance Ramapo College\u2019s mission to promote diversity, inclusiveness, sustainability, student engagement, and community involvement.\u00a0 In addition, ABC strives to maintain a campus environment that is free from bias, discrimination, hostile work environment, harassment and sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to speak with an ABC representative please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/oabc\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"divider\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/rcnjrd\/images\/icons\/ramapo-arch-icom_rule.png\" alt=\"Ramapo\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_923\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/multicultural-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-923\" class=\"wp-image-923 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/edic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2022\/09\/logo-for-twitter1b-300x300.png\" alt=\"ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Multicultural Center\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/oabc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2022\/09\/logo-for-twitter1b-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/oabc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2022\/09\/logo-for-twitter1b-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/oabc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2022\/09\/logo-for-twitter1b.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click on the logo for more information!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"divider\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/rcnjrd\/images\/icons\/ramapo-arch-icom_rule.png\" alt=\"Ramapo\" \/><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Reporting Bias<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<p>Bias reporting and related resources are available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/edic\/bias-related-complaint\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Office of Access, Belonging and Community (ABC) at Ramapo College of New Jersey. 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