  {"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":"2026-06-04T12:27:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:27:33","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=\"Âé¶¹´«Ã½ 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 Âé¶¹´«Ã½ of New Jersey.<\/h3>\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 Âé¶¹´«Ã½\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<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/oabc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2024\/06\/Pride-Month-WebBanner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/oabc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2024\/06\/Pride-Month-WebBanner.jpg\" alt=\"Text reads \u201cÂé¶¹´«Ã½ celebrates Pride Month!\u201d with \u201cPride Month\u201d in rainbow colors. 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