Bergen Community College

President Friedman has Bergen flying high after five years on the job. When Bergen Community College President Eric M. Friedman, Ph.D., arrived for his first day five years ago, the silence on campus was deafening. A pandemic will have that effect. Taking…

Justin Larghi (Claude), Heidi Nosch (Sheila), Yurianna Botero (Jeanie), Samuel Morell (Berger) and Jeannille Ettinoffe (Dionne). PARAMUS, N.J. – The Bergen Institute for the Creative Arts and Bergenstages will present a production of Gerome Ragni and James Rado’s “Hair,” with music by Galt…

PARAMUS, N.J. – One in 31 children (3.2 percent) is identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention research. To foster dialogue on ASD and neurodiversity, journalist Eric Garcia, the author of “We’re Not Broken: Changing the…

Graham Elliott PARAMUS, N.J. – The work of Bergen Community College visual arts faculty member, illustrator and motion graphics artist Graham Elliott will appear in Gallery Bergen this month. The exhibition “OMG! Graham Elliott” will open with a public reception on Thursday, February…

“Contrast: Signal,” Rhys Pollock, 2025 PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College student Rhys Pollock has received the “International Prize – Universal Genius: Tribute to Leonardo da Vinci” award from the National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan, Italy for his “Contrast: Signal”…

Joseph Hughes as Angus, T.C. Tanis as Morgan and Ray Parente as Miles. PARAMUS, N.J. – The Bergen Institute for the Creative Arts and Bergenstages will present a production of Michael Healey’s “The Drawer Boy” in late February and early March in the…

Professor Steven Fischer, Ph.D., instructs students in the Ender Hall Greenhouse at the College’s main campus in Paramus. PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College horticulture professor and program coordinator Steven Fischer, Ph.D., closed 2025 on a high note by earning the New Jersey…

PARAMUS, N.J. – Bringing 35 years of experience in public service and executive leadership, Michele DiIorgi has joined the Bergen Community College Board of Trustees. “Michele carries extensive public sector experience to the College,” Board of Trustees Chair Dorothy Blakeslee said. “Her decades of knowledge,…

Bergen Community College President Eric M. Friedman, Ph.D., and Bergen Community College Foundation Director/Chief Development Officer Peter Kirk thanked student ambassadors who volunteered their time at the gala. PARAMUS, N.J. – The Bergen Community College Foundation hosted its inaugural “Scholarship Gala” on…

New Jersey Council of County Colleges President Aaron Fichtner, Ph.D., and Sheetal Ranjan, Ph.D. PARAMUS, N.J. – The New Jersey Council of County Colleges (NJCCC) recently recognized Bergen Community College Board of Trustees member Sheetal Ranjan, Ph.D., for her service as council…