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    1. Graduate Spotlights

      TEDx Montclair: Montclair State University Students Lead Event to Champion Social Mobility

      MBA students Katarina Rodriguez and Nova Pierre Louis are curating TEDx Montclair: The Domino Effect, a community event spotlighting diverse voices and bold ideas

      Montclair MBA students Katarina Rodriguez, left, and Nova Pierre Louis, co-producers TEDx Montclair.
    2. 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.
    3. 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.
    4. 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.
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      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.
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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

      Khara Brown wears her cap and gown for a photograph taken next to a bookshelf inside Coder House, home to the Center for Heritage and Archaeological Studies.
    7. Graduate Spotlights

      Montclair’s ‘Jersey Joe’ Dances His Way to Commencement

      Graduation Spotlight: Physical Education major Joseph Lepinski slides from dorm room dancer to TikTok fame

      Jersey Joe jumps for joy.
    8. Graduate Spotlights

      Cassandra Bien-Aime ’07

      From her early college days, Cassandra Bien-Aime ’07 sought to understand the root causes of racial inequity in our society. Now the founder

      Cassandra Bien-Aime on Bloomfield College campus.
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      Gage Day ’12

      A journey that started with a basketball scholarship took Gage Daye ’12 around the world and back. Now a successful real estate developer

      Gage Daye on Bloomfield College campus.