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    1. Research

      Montclair State University Mobilizes Green Teams for Environmental Solutions and Sustainability

      In its 10th anniversary year, the PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies engages students in impactful environmental projects across New Jersey including corporate sustainability, flood mitigation, urban greening and regenerative agriculture.

      Collage of Green Teams students over 10 years working on sustainability projects across New Jersey, including urban gardens, farms, infrastructure sites and community presentations.
    2. Front Page News

      AI, Innovation and Faculty Mentorship Help Power this Montclair Goldwater Scholar’s Scientific Ambitions

      How one Montclair State University student is leveraging artificial intelligence to unlock the mysteries of the universe

      Montclair undergraduate student and Goldwater Scholarship winner, Joseph David Quinn-Vitabile at the Montclair University Data Center.
    3. Graduate Spotlights

      Meet the Students Behind the Mascots: Team Rocky Takes a Bow at Commencement 2025

      Montclair State University’s Commencement featured a record-breaking number of Rocky and Roxy reveals, as nine students show their school pride

      Graduates pose with Rocky in a circle.
    4. Campus News

      Some College, No Degree? How A Degree Completion Program Can Help You Finish What You Started

      Flexible class times, affordable tuition and generous credit transfer – Bloomfield College of Montclair State University makes it easy for adults to finish their bachelor’s degree.

      Professor teaching in front of a whiteboard to a classroom full of students.
    5. Front Page News

      Montclair State University 2025 Commencement Celebrates Graduates’ Perseverance and Purpose

      Spring ceremony honors the achievements of 3,839 graduates and their impact on their communities

      Three graduates in caps and gowns smiling with confetti falling around them
    6. Graduate Spotlights

      Montclair State University Graduate is Building a Successful Apparel Brand

      While pursuing a BFA, Emmanuel Ozias launched Lock1n, a sportswear company – and gave back to the New Jersey community that raised him

      Emmanuel Ozias poses in cap and gown in front of the Red Hawk statute holding a trophy shaped like a red hawk.
    7. Graduate Spotlights

      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

      Angela Castro stands in front of a large red sign with white lettering that says Senior Sendoff 2025.
    8. Front Page News

      How Bloomfield College Graduate Abraham Rubio Turned His Passion For Games Into a Tool for Learning

      Graduate Spotlight: From Minecraft mods to a NASA internship, Abraham Rubio’s childhood hobby became a launching pad for a career in software engineering and purpose-driven tech

      Abraham Rubio sits at a computer.
    9. Front Page News

      This Montclair State University Graduate is on a Mission to Revolutionize Cancer Treatments

      Graduate Spotlight: How Melissa Spigelman has resolved to heal, inspire and innovate using research, scholarships and faculty support

      Melissa Spigelman with laboratory glassware in the foreground.
    10. Graduate Spotlights

      How Bloomfield College Graduate Abraham Rubio Turned His Passion For Games Into a Tool for Learning

      Graduate Spotlight: From Minecraft mods to a NASA internship, Abraham Rubio’s childhood hobby became a launching pad for a career in software engineering and purpose-driven tech

      Abraham Rubio sits at a computer.