1. Bergen Valedictorian Gets an A+ in Gratitude
PARAMUS, N.J. – When Bergen Community College class of 2022 valedictorian Katie Conte entered college after a 20-year career in special education, she earned more than a degree - she found a mentor.
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2. AACC, NSF Announce 12 Student Teams to Advance to Community College Innovation Challenge Finals
Community college students will attend an Innovation Boot Camp to pitch their STEM solutions to real-world challenges 
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3. BERKELEY COLLEGE MBA GRADUATE ‘DARES MIGHTY THINGS’ AS CO-FOUNDER OF VIRTUAL COOKING BUSINESS PEPPR
Berkeley College graduate Daniel Fiorica has always had the desire to create and grow a business. 
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4. Two-Part Celebration Awards $700k to Students, Welcomes President
PARAMUS, N.J. – In a two-day extravaganza hosted by the Bergen Community College Foundation at the institution’s main campus, the nonprofit awarded more than $700,000 to student scholarship recipients, recognized the donors who made the scholarships possible and officially welcomed Eric M. Friedman, Ph.D., as the College’s eighth president. ...
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5. Bergen Honor Society Lands in Top 100 (Again!)
PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa honor society chapter, Alpha Epsilon Phi, earned seven international and regional awards as well as 13 individual student recognition awards at the PTK Catalyst Conference this month.
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6. AACC, NSF Announce 12 Student Teams to Advance to Community College Innovation Challenge Finals
Community college students will attend an Innovation Boot Camp to pitch their STEM solutions to real-world challenges 
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7. Kean University Architecture Student Helps Redesign Kean House Patio
Santiago Rada of Elmwood Park assisted with several on-campus projects. 
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8. It’s Open House Season at Bergen Community College
PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College will host an expansive open house event for prospective students and their families this month.
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9. K-12 Teachers Learn Cultural Competency Through Kean University Professional Development
UNION, N.J. — As newcomers from all over the world make New Jersey their home and the student population across school districts becomes more diverse, a Kean program is helping teachers acquire understanding, perspective, and evidence-based strategies so that they can teach more intentionally.
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10. Foundation to Offer Rappaport Prize to Top Kean Architecture Students for Second Year
UNION, N.J. —  For the second year running, a private foundation with a history of supporting higher education and the teaching of urban design will offer a $10,000 innovation prize to be shared by top students at Kean University’s Michael Graves College School of Public Architecture.
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11. NEW JERSEY SECRETARY OF HIGHER EDUCATION HEARS STORIES OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, PRAISES BERKELEY COLLEGE FOR CONTRIBUTING TO ECOSYSTEM OF NEW JERSEY HIGHER EDUCATION
“The Berkeley College students I met today reminded me that it’s so important to meet students where they are, regardless of life circumstances.”– Brian Bridges, PhD, New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education, about his visit to Berkeley College
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12. FROM COLLEGE TO CAREERS: BERKELEY COLLEGE LEGAL STUDIES ALUMNAE SHARE THEIR JOURNEYS
Join the Webinar on Thursday, April 7, to Learn More about Opportunities in Real Estate Law, Employment Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Human Rights
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13. COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF NJ HONORS BERKELEY COLLEGE’S COVID-19 FRONTLINE VOLUNTEERS AND EFFORTS TO ERADICATE HUNGER WITH FOOD PANTRY AT NEWARK CAMPUS
The Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ), in partnership with COMMERCE magazine, recognized Berkeley College among the companies doing the most good for their communities at its 2022 Companies that Care Awards Reception on March 23, 2022, at Nanina’s in the Park in Belleville, NJ.
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14. Hackers Wanted: Bergen Offers Cybersecurity Programs
New Jersey State Assemblyman and Deputy Majority Leader P. Christopher Tully (D-38), Assemblywoman Ellen Park (D-37), Assemblywoman Linda Carter (D-22) and Bergen Dean of Math, Science and Technology Emily Vandalovsky, Ph.D., recently toured the College’s cybersecurity classrooms.
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15. WNBA Great Chamique Holdsclaw Urges Kean Audience to Stop the Stigma Surrounding Mental Illness
UNION, N.J. — WNBA Hall of Famer Chamique Holdsclaw told an audience of students at the Kean University Human Rights Conference last week to seek help if they are struggling with mental illness.
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16. Kean University Offers Students New Options in Musical Theatre, Exercise Science
UNION, N.J. — Kean University is expanding academic options in musical theatre performance and exercise science, beginning in Fall 2022.
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17. Kean University Education Faculty Launch ‘Early Chemistry’ for Young Learners
UNION, N.J. — A faculty member in the Kean College of Education is laying the groundwork for children to learn chemistry by introducing the subject at a young age – in second and third grade.
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18. Bergen Signs Transfer Agreement with Pace
PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College and Pace University have signed a new dual admission agreement that will allow Bergen graduates to enter Pace with junior standing. Officials from both institutions signed the agreement March 10 at Bergen’s main campus.
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19. BERKELEY COLLEGE LAUNCHES MBA IN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN NEW YORK CITY
The Berkeley College MBA Program Offers Flexible Options as New Yorkers Return to Work and the New York City Renaissance Continues
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20. BERKELEY COLLEGE ALUMNUS MAINTAINS DUAL ROLES AS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EXEC AND COSMETICS ENTREPRENEUR
Edwina Kulego is on a mission. She wants young girls in underserved communities to believe that they can achieve any level of professional success that they desire. 
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21. BERKELEY COLLEGE ANNOUNCES DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION CERTIFICATE PROGRAM TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS STRENGTHEN DEI MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS 
Spring Registration Now Open
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22. Bergen President Caps First Year with National Honor
PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College President Eric M. Friedman, Ph.D., who just completed his first year as the institution’s top official, has earned a national leadership award from the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for community colleges.
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23. Jeffrey B. Perry, A Spartan Who Took a Different Path
Dr. Jeffrey B. Perry (Jeff Perry) is an independent, working-class scholar formally educated at Paramus High School (class of 1964), Princeton, Harvard, Rutgers, and Columbia. The recently published, second volume of his Hubert Harrison biography entitled "Hubert Harrison: The Struggle for Equality, 1918-1927" (Columbia University Press, December 2020) was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
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24. BERKELEY COLLEGE PART OF NEW INITIATIVE BY MANHATTAN CHAMBER: “LEARNING TRACKS FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS” 
JANUARY 27, 2022 – Today, the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce launched Learning Tracks for Business Success, a new initiative designed to help small and medium-sized businesses streamline operations, adopt best practices, boost revenues and expand market opportunities during a critical time in New York City’s economic recovery. 
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25. Feds: Bergen “Does it Right” in Supporting Students
Bergen Community College President Eric M. Friedman, Ph.D., U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Ed.D., First Lady Jill Biden, Ed.D., Bergen Managing Director of Learning Assistance Services Khairia Fazal and Dean of Student Support Services Jennifer Migliorino-Reyes, Ph.D.
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