Benjamin Rifkin
@benrifkin.bsky.social
Provost at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Professor of Humanities: I love golden retrievers, language, literature, linguistics, film, history. Opinions are my own.
Thinking of all our #veterans and their families today: Thank you for your service! #VeteransDay And of course top of my mind is my veteran, my Pop, @USMC #FirstDivisionUSMC #ThePacific #SemperFi
November 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Thinking of all our #veterans and their families today: Thank you for your service! #VeteransDay And of course top of my mind is my veteran, my Pop, @USMC #FirstDivisionUSMC #ThePacific #SemperFi
Happy Diwali to all who celebrate this beautiful holiday!
October 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Happy Diwali to all who celebrate this beautiful holiday!
Super excited for this partnership and the opportunities it will create for members of our two universities and the benefits from it that will redound to our communities in #NorthJersey and #SouthJersey!
We are joining forces with @rowanuniversity.bsky.social!
Our recently signed memorandum of understanding plans to create dual degree programs and accelerated pathways to strengthen healthcare education and New Jersey’s health workforce.
Learn more here: #[whatsnew.fdu.edu/48k4Kub
Our recently signed memorandum of understanding plans to create dual degree programs and accelerated pathways to strengthen healthcare education and New Jersey’s health workforce.
Learn more here: #[whatsnew.fdu.edu/48k4Kub
October 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Super excited for this partnership and the opportunities it will create for members of our two universities and the benefits from it that will redound to our communities in #NorthJersey and #SouthJersey!
Wishing a happy and healthy 5786 #roshhashanah to all who celebrate: a year of good health and happiness and peace to you and your loved ones and all people everywhere!
September 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Wishing a happy and healthy 5786 #roshhashanah to all who celebrate: a year of good health and happiness and peace to you and your loved ones and all people everywhere!
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The semester is busy, but a quick chat with a friend can be the best study break! 💚 #FDUWhatsOld
📸 FDU Cygnus Yearbook, 1975
📸 FDU Cygnus Yearbook, 1975
September 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The semester is busy, but a quick chat with a friend can be the best study break! 💚 #FDUWhatsOld
📸 FDU Cygnus Yearbook, 1975
📸 FDU Cygnus Yearbook, 1975
Excited for @fduwhatsnew #Convocation2025 but bummed I can’t be there in person - darn #Covid! Congrats to all the award winners, welcome to all our new faculty!
September 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Excited for @fduwhatsnew #Convocation2025 but bummed I can’t be there in person - darn #Covid! Congrats to all the award winners, welcome to all our new faculty!
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Out today from the FDU Poll: we asked NJ voters about extreme weather, flooding, and what the state should be doing about it.
www.fdu.edu/news/fdu-pol...
www.fdu.edu/news/fdu-pol...
FDU Poll Finds 3 in 4 NJ Voters Worried About Damage from Extreme Weather
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September 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Out today from the FDU Poll: we asked NJ voters about extreme weather, flooding, and what the state should be doing about it.
www.fdu.edu/news/fdu-pol...
www.fdu.edu/news/fdu-pol...
Some thoughts for students beginning a new academic year, especially at @fduwhatsnew.bsky.social, about keeping focused on your goals.
August 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Some thoughts for students beginning a new academic year, especially at @fduwhatsnew.bsky.social, about keeping focused on your goals.
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✊ On Aug 23, 1989, ~2M people in Latvia, Estonia & Lithuania formed a 600 km human chain—the Baltic Way.
They showed Moscow & the world: freedom can’t be contained, and they no longer wanted life under the USSR.
Imagine: they did this without today’s communication tools.
They showed Moscow & the world: freedom can’t be contained, and they no longer wanted life under the USSR.
Imagine: they did this without today’s communication tools.
August 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
✊ On Aug 23, 1989, ~2M people in Latvia, Estonia & Lithuania formed a 600 km human chain—the Baltic Way.
They showed Moscow & the world: freedom can’t be contained, and they no longer wanted life under the USSR.
Imagine: they did this without today’s communication tools.
They showed Moscow & the world: freedom can’t be contained, and they no longer wanted life under the USSR.
Imagine: they did this without today’s communication tools.
Just a few days to the start of the fall semester at @fduwhatsnew.bsky.social NJ campuses! Can’t wait! Picture yourself here! (At #MetroCampus and at #FlorhamCampys)
August 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Just a few days to the start of the fall semester at @fduwhatsnew.bsky.social NJ campuses! Can’t wait! Picture yourself here! (At #MetroCampus and at #FlorhamCampys)
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A university built around you; that is Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Full video here: whatsnew.fdu.edu/4ol5fd9
Full video here: whatsnew.fdu.edu/4ol5fd9
August 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A university built around you; that is Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Full video here: whatsnew.fdu.edu/4ol5fd9
Full video here: whatsnew.fdu.edu/4ol5fd9
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Happy Independence Day, FDU! Celebrate like it's 1776 🇺🇸
July 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Happy Independence Day, FDU! Celebrate like it's 1776 🇺🇸
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Happy Juneteenth, FDU! Today, we celebrate freedom and honor the journey. 🤎
June 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Happy Juneteenth, FDU! Today, we celebrate freedom and honor the journey. 🤎
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No “cap”tion needed 😉🎓 #FDUGrad
Check out the grad caps, submitted on Instagram: whatsnew.fdu.edu/43goqep
Check out the grad caps, submitted on Instagram: whatsnew.fdu.edu/43goqep
May 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
No “cap”tion needed 😉🎓 #FDUGrad
Check out the grad caps, submitted on Instagram: whatsnew.fdu.edu/43goqep
Check out the grad caps, submitted on Instagram: whatsnew.fdu.edu/43goqep
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Spring at FDU Madison is beautiful.
April 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Spring at FDU Madison is beautiful.
Proud to be recognized as an #innovator in #HigherEducation in #NewJersey, grateful to the @fduwhatsnew community! More info and how to join the fun: innovatenewjersey.com
April 17, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Proud to be recognized as an #innovator in #HigherEducation in #NewJersey, grateful to the @fduwhatsnew community! More info and how to join the fun: innovatenewjersey.com
Today I gave a lecture on the history of Russian imperialist expansion and capped it off with a recommendation of @maksymeristavi.com ‘s terrific book #RussianColonialism101.
April 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Today I gave a lecture on the history of Russian imperialist expansion and capped it off with a recommendation of @maksymeristavi.com ‘s terrific book #RussianColonialism101.
Russia launched its full-scale genocidal war against #Ukraine three years ago today, assuming it would take them three days to occupy #Kyiv. #SlavaUkraini
a sign that says we stand with ukraine on it
ALT: a sign that says we stand with ukraine on it
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February 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Russia launched its full-scale genocidal war against #Ukraine three years ago today, assuming it would take them three days to occupy #Kyiv. #SlavaUkraini
European Court of Human Rights rules unanimously that the Russian Federation has violated multiple articles of the European Convention on Human Rights regarding treatment of Novaya Gazeta and TV-Dozhd, blocking of websites, inhuman treatment of detainees and more. #SlavaUkraini
February 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
European Court of Human Rights rules unanimously that the Russian Federation has violated multiple articles of the European Convention on Human Rights regarding treatment of Novaya Gazeta and TV-Dozhd, blocking of websites, inhuman treatment of detainees and more. #SlavaUkraini
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February 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth2025 one of my heroes Betty Reid Soskin themoth.org/stories/the-...
February 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth2025 one of my heroes Betty Reid Soskin themoth.org/stories/the-...
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On Holocaust Remembrance Day, a reminder from survivors about what it means when your parents are taken away.
The Last Time I Saw Them
YouTube video by Yale University
youtu.be
January 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, a reminder from survivors about what it means when your parents are taken away.