Jared Berberabe

Jared Berberabe is a Literature Major with a Creative Writing concentration and a minor in Spanish. He has a 3.9 GPA and has made the Dean’s List several times. The Ringoes, N.J. resident is also a member of the Sigma Tau Delta Literature Honors Society.

Jared is the President of Literature Club and a Writing Consultant at the Center for Reading and Writing. He has been published in Ramapo’s Trillium Literary Magazine twice and has also been published in 34thParallel Magazine and AbstractMagazineTV. 

During the summer, Jared interned at MJH Life Sciences  in the editorial department and publishing articles for Drug Topics and dvm360. He intends to continue writing short stories and poems, as well as moving onto novel-length works for future publication. 

Awarded Scholarships

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2022

Barnett, Barbara Memorial Scholarship

The Barbara Barnett Memorial Scholarship was established by Dr. Beth Barnett, who served as Provost of Ramapo College, in memory of her sister.  It is awarded to a Literature major with a GPA of 3.5 or greater.

This recipient is selected by the Dean of the School of Humanities and Global Studies in consultation with the Literature faculty convening group.

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2021

Simon, Dr. Ernest Book Award

Dr. Ernest Simon was a professor of Literature at Ramapo from 1973 until his retirement in 1998. A group of his former students established this fund a number of years ago to honor their teacher and benefit Ramapo seniors in the Literature major. Dr. Simon appreciated the gesture and he and his wife Christiana contributed to the fund. Mrs. Simon further enhanced the fund after Dr. Simon’s death in 2003.

“One of the things I most enjoyed about Ernie Simon was that he never tired of sharing what he knew,” says his friend and colleague, Professor Ira Spar. “He approached our discussions, his teaching, and his students with the same energy that he gave to all that he did, and I count him among the best teachers Ramapo has ever had.”

This faculty-nominated award recognizes an outstanding Literature major who shows a “commitment to reading and research.”