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    1. Press Release

      Montclair Recognized as 2026-2027 Military Friendly School®

      Institution Earns Silver Designation for Military Students

      Military personnel posing together with their hands over one another.
    2. Campus News

      Empowering Communities Through Sound: The NJ Hearing Aid Project at Montclair State University

      How a strategic state partnership fosters student growth and enhances hearing health for New Jersey residents in need

      Director of the New Jersey Hearing Aid Project Elena Kagan-Weitz supervises Montclair State University Audiology students Julianna Mijal and Emma Simas as they work on hearing aids.
    3. Student Outcomes

      The First Graduate of the Cali Pathways Project Plays Into the Similarities of Music and Business

      For Isaac Afriyie-Addo, the distance between a concert hall and a corporate office is much shorter than it appears. A first-generation

      Student on stage at piano with computer.
    4. Front Page News

      Montclair State University Honors Graduates at 2026 Spring Commencement

      From first‑generation scholars to global changemakers, the Class of 2026 cross Prudential Center stage

      Graduate in cap and gown cheering as red and white confetti fills the air during Montclair State University’s 2026 Spring Commencement at Prudential Center.
    5. Front Page News

      Committed to Helping and Healing Communities on a Global and Local Level

      College for Community Health graduates Kananelo Mokati and Abbigale Damiano embody the mission of service through global health advocacy and local mental health support

      Abbigale Damiano and Kananelo Mokati at University Hall.
    6. Press Release

      Montclair State University Launches Doctor of School Psychology Program

      New program will offer both three and five-year tracks to expand access to doctoral programs

      Two students in discussion with instructor
    7. Graduate Spotlights

      Years in the Making: A Determined Graduate Earns Her Degree

      Through years of working full time and raising a family, Ashley Crawford perseveres to complete the degree that once felt out of reach. Through years of working full time and raising a family, Ashley Crawford perseveres to complete the degree that once felt out of reach

      Ashley Crawford, in a black dress with bright blue blazer, stands in front of a building’s windows.
    8. Graduate Spotlights

      From an ‘American Dream School’ Education at Montclair to a Future in Policy and Global Studies

      National security research, D.C. experience and a highly competitive U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship put this Montclair State University graduate on a path to public service

      Jacob Roby sits in a classroom full of red chairs.
    9. Graduate Spotlights

      A Promise to His Grandmother Will Carry Him to a Career in Medicine

      For Molecular Biology major Melvin Rodriguez, studying melanoma in zebrafish is more than academic – it’s a promise kept and a path toward healing

      Melvin Rodriguez, wearing a white lab coat with a Montclair State University patch and blue gloves, sits at a fluorescent microscope in a dim lab. He looks intently through the eyepiece while holding a petri dish glowing bright green under the microscope lens, surrounded by scientific equipment and incubators in the background.
    10. Graduate Spotlights

      Finding Her Voice at Montclair, Speaking Up on Climate at the United Nations

      Political Science major Ana Barahona turned faculty mentorship, research and early‑morning commutes into a UN climate role and a future in law and leadership

      Ana Barahona