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Leading with Purpose

Graduate Spotlight: From quiet beginnings to campus leadership, Omayma Jabara embraced every opportunity—finding her purpose through language, advocacy, and saying “yes.”

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A Path of Perseverance and Public Service

Graduate Spotlight: After five years of academic excellence, research, mentorship, and growth, this Law and Governance graduate is ready to take on the world—and hopes to inspire others along the way.

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Finding Her Voice in Yarn, Words, and Community

Graduate Spotlight: English major Faith Monesteri spun a quiet start at Montclair into a campus legacy of creativity, connection, and leadership.

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Blending Medicine and Mental Health with Purpose

Graduate Spotlight: Honors student Cole Vitelli proves you don’t have to choose between science and self-expression—at Montclair, he found space to pursue both.

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Montclair State University Graduate Angela Castro Champions Community Service, Advocacy

Graduate Spotlight: A first-generation graduate from Paterson, N.J., Angela Castro shares how her roots inspired her mission to uplift others through education and compassion

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Montclair State University Graduate Khara Brown Defies 3% Survival Odds to Uncover Hidden Histories Through Anthropology and Archaeology

Graduate Spotlight: With resilience and purpose, Khara Brown uses research to amplify underrepresented voices and reclaim overlooked histories

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Montclair Launches Online Master of Social Work

Now accepting applications for Fall 2025 start

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Rey Sentina Selected as Spring Commencement 2025 Speaker

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Memory Across Time and Disciplines: Tracing, Storing, Reawakening

Fourth Hybrid Bridging the Gap Conference Series to be Held May 16-17

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Author Maria Laurino Presents Her Book on an Adoption Program from Italy to the US after WWII

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Professor Fiore Gives Talk at the University of Catania (Italy) about Adoption and Translation

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Express Yourself! A Day of Stories, Creativity, and Culture

Join us on Saturday, April 26 for vibrant day of literary and cultural events in partnership with the Montclair Literary Festival