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    1. Campus News

      Game-Changer: How Bloomfield Helped Turn a Love of Video Games into a Law Career

      Studying game design and programming, Ciara Donaldson ’24 found the mentorship, community and real-world experience at Bloomfield that set her on the path to video game law

      Ciara Donaldson, a 2024 Bloomfield College of Montclair State University graduate, stands at the center of the photo wearing a sleeveless black dress and a heart-shaped necklace, engaged with people gathered around her. Other individuals stand nearby, and a Bloomfield College of Montclair State University backdrop fills the background.
    2. Campus News

      Our Flexible Summer Sessions Can Help You Catch Up, Get Ahead and Graduate Sooner

      How Montclair State University’s flexible summer sessions can maximize your summer break

      A student writes in a notebook outdoors.
    3. 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.
    4. Research

      How Montclair’s 4+1 Program Turned My Childhood Science Project into Real Marine Biology Research

      At Montclair State University, the combined BS/MS in Marine Biology and Coastal Sciences helped Kelly Witters turn a third-grade horseshoe crab project into hands-on research for coastal conservation.

      A woman in a knit sweater with lobsters on it standing in a lab full of fishtanks
    5. Press Release

      Montclair State University and PSEG Announce New Education Partnership to Empower Employees with Career-Advancing Degrees

      The partnership is designed to provide PSEG employees with expanded access to higher education

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    6. 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.
    7. 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.
    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. Campus News

      Bloomfield College of Montclair State University Makes Princeton Review’s 2025 List of Top 50 Undergrad Schools for Game Design

      Bloomfield College of Montclair State University’s undergraduate program in Game Design has been ranked one of the Top 50 in The Princeton

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