Ronald A. Long, J.D.

The waters have receded in Mississippi, but Ronald A. Long, J.D., is still working to help hurricane victims who are adrift in real estate and legal complications.

After Hurricane Katrina devasted the Gulf region in 2005, Long, provided pro bono legal services through the Mississippi Disaster Legal Assistance Program for hurricane victims who could not afford the legal advice critical to finding shelter.

He has helped flood victims navigate insurance hurdles, find funds to rebuild, shield families from being evicted and from price-gauging landlords charging exorbitant rents.

Long said what attracted him to teach at Thomas Edison State College was flexibility.

“In 1997, when I first became interested in working for Thomas Edison State College, I was firmly involved in completing my own postgraduate work,” he recalled. “The educational model appealed to me because I didn’t have the time to commute to or sit in a class.”

Long, who currently mentors four courses at the College, said he values his interaction with students and the vibrancy of the academic programs.  He noted that students impress him with the expertise they demonstrate in essay responses on his tests.

Long earned his Juris Doctor degree from Widener University’s School of Law in Wilmington, Del.  He is also a graduate of Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kan.; Spring Garden College and St. Joseph’s University, both in Philadelphia, Pa., and Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey) in Ewing, N.J.