{"id":76,"date":"2020-03-18T11:30:19","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T15:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/distinguished-graduates\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2020-07-23T08:43:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T12:43:30","slug":"the-graduate-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/distinguished-graduates\/the-graduate-school\/","title":{"rendered":"The Graduate School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With over\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/graduate\/programs-of-study\/\">one hundred areas of study<\/a>\u00a0and seven doctoral programs,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/graduate\">The Graduate School<\/a>\u00a0at Montclair State University provides qualified students from a diverse range of backgrounds with the opportunity to pursue an advanced degree in their designated area of interest. The Graduate School and its faculty are committed to providing access to programs and services for qualified students from diverse backgrounds. No matter what their chosen field of study, The Graduate School will be a home base to support students on their journey from prospective applicant \u2013 all the way to graduation.<\/p>\n<h2>Distinguished Alumni and Speaker Award Honorees<\/h2>\n<ul class='news-feed horizontal'><li class='news-item'><div class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\"  data-original-image=\"\/distinguished-graduates\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/229\/2020\/05\/GRAD-Crystal-Headshot.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/distinguished-graduates\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/229\/2020\/05\/GRAD-Crystal-Headshot.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal Kuykendall \u201972 MA\" \/><\/div><span class='headline'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/distinguished-graduates\/2016\/05\/23\/crystal-kuykendall-72-ma\/\">Crystal Kuykendall \u201972 MA<\/a><\/span><span class='posted'>Monday May 23, 2016<\/span><\/li><li class='news-item'><div class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\"  data-original-image=\"\/distinguished-graduates\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/229\/2020\/03\/susan-head-wide.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/distinguished-graduates\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/229\/2020\/03\/susan-head-wide.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Susan Head\" \/><\/div><span class='headline'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/distinguished-graduates\/2015\/05\/17\/susan-head-75-ma\/\">Susan Head \u201975 MA<\/a><\/span><span class='posted'>Sunday May 17, 2015<\/span><\/li><li class='news-item'><div class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\"  data-original-image=\"\/distinguished-graduates\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/229\/2020\/03\/richard-volkert-wide.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/distinguished-graduates\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/229\/2020\/03\/richard-volkert-wide.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Richard Volkert\" \/><\/div><span class='headline'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/distinguished-graduates\/2014\/05\/10\/richard-a-volkert-84-ma\/\">Richard A. Volkert \u201984 MA<\/a><\/span><span class='posted'>Saturday May 10, 2014<\/span><\/li><li class='news-item'><div class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\"  data-original-image=\"\/distinguished-graduates\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/229\/2020\/03\/valerie-maholmes-wide.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/distinguished-graduates\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/229\/2020\/03\/valerie-maholmes-wide.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Valerie Maholmes\" \/><\/div><span class='headline'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/distinguished-graduates\/2013\/05\/20\/valerie-maholmes-ph-d-cas\/\">Valerie Maholmes, Ph.D., CAS<\/a><\/span><span class='posted'>Monday May 20, 2013<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With over\u00a0one hundred areas of study\u00a0and seven doctoral programs,\u00a0The Graduate School\u00a0at Montclair State University provides qualified students from a diverse range of backgrounds with the opportunity to pursue an advanced degree in their designated area of interest. 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