Instead, Ferroni chooses to channel all his cachet into his passion: making a difference in the lives of students from his hometown and championing education reform. The Livingston College graduate, who majored in history and minored in English, had a brief stint as an actor after Rutgers, appearing on the daytime soap All My Children. Ferroni engages his students through a unique blend of storytelling, immersive experiences and the occasional celebrity substitute — from Z DJs to actor Paul Rudd.
His goal is to encourage his diverse student body to think deeply about the world around them. What happened depends on who controls the narrative.
Learning about the oppression and disenfranchisement of marginalized groups and women made me much more empathetic and understanding of the current society we live in. It also gave the national media a chance to swoon over the chiseled teacher. Ferroni used the opportunity to give one of his former students — a budding photographer — experience shooting his photos for the magazine.
At first, Ferroni turned the magazine down. But after talking it through with his mom, some colleagues and an editor at People , Ferroni, realized the sexy shots would grab a lot of eyeballs — and hopefully ears willing to listen to his ideas about education. It worked. Ferroni also puts his social media megaphone Part of my job is sharing these stories of amazing educators. Rutgers Today Logo. Explore Topics. All News. Campus Life. In Memoriam. You May Also Like.
