{"id":1892,"date":"2022-09-16T15:48:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T19:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/?p=1892"},"modified":"2022-09-16T15:48:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T19:48:15","slug":"in-the-know-issue-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/2022\/09\/16\/in-the-know-issue-37\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Know &#8211; Issue 37"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2022\/09\/2022-09-16_investiture-hero.jpeg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2022\/09\/2022-09-16_investiture-hero.jpeg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"President Koppell smiles at attendees on campus\"\/><\/figure>\n<h2><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/?p=219108&#038;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\">Campus Celebrates Investiture<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The University community and our partners came together yesterday to witness the investiture of our ninth president, Jonathan GS Koppell and celebrate all that makes Montclair special. Check out the photos and videos of the day\u2019s festivities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/2022\/09\/12\/university-among-nations-best-in-us-news-rankings\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2022\/09\/072522_5921_Summer-Bridge-Program-scaled-1.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2022\/09\/072522_5921_Summer-Bridge-Program-scaled-1.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Students on campus\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<h2>Ranked Among the Nation\u2019s Best<\/h2>\n<p><em>U.S. News &#038; World Report<\/em> has <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/2022\/09\/12\/university-among-nations-best-in-us-news-rankings\/\" target=\"_blank\">ranked Montclair No. 7 in the nation for graduation rate performance<\/a> \u2013 a testament to the talent and grit of our students and the dedication of the faculty and staff who support them. Learn more about this distinction.<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/2022\/09\/13\/celebrating-national-hispanic-heritage-month\/#\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2021\/10\/091521_3592_Hispanic-Heritage-Flag-Raising-scaled-1.jpeg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2021\/10\/091521_3592_Hispanic-Heritage-Flag-Raising-scaled-1.jpeg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"large group of student holding an array of flags from Latin countries\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<h2>Celebrating Hispanic Heritage<\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/2022\/09\/13\/celebrating-national-hispanic-heritage-month\/\" target=\"_blank\">Check out all of the events and activities on campus<\/a> celebrating our diverse and dynamic Latinx community through October 15.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>In the News<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Two of the state\u2019s most influential media outlets interviewed <strong>President Koppell<\/strong> in connection with his investiture. Read the interviews on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/education\/2022\/09\/montclair-state-university-president-reflects-on-college-affordability-debt-and-his-first-year.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NJ.com<\/a> (the online arm of the Star-Ledger) and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roi-nj.com\/2022\/09\/15\/education\/year-2-how-koppell-is-aiming-to-raise-profile-of-montclair-state\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ROI-NJ<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>NJ.com published an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/galleries\/HPUUYMCDSRDHXA3FEF5QYFM6ME\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">investiture photo gallery<\/a> this morning.<\/li>\n<li><strong>President Koppell<\/strong> is quoted throughout <a href=\"https:\/\/nj1015.com\/only-about-half-of-njs-college-students-graduate-in-4-years\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">this NJ 101.5 FM piece<\/a> on graduation rates among New Jersey colleges and universities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jason Williams<\/strong> (Justice Studies) <a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseymonitor.com\/2022\/09\/09\/new-jersey-launches-website-with-data-from-police-internal-affairs-records\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">gave an interview to the New Jersey Monitor<\/a> about a recently launched state website that details police internal affairs complaints. He also was <a href=\"https:\/\/whyy.org\/articles\/new-jersey-dashboard-law-enforcement-internal-affairs-investigations\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">interviewed by WHYY<\/a> on the same subject.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jeremy Fox<\/strong> (Psychology) is quoted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.njfamily.com\/anxiety\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">this New Jersey Family article<\/a> about children and anxiety.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kirk Johnson<\/strong> (Justice Studies) is quoted in <a href=\"https:\/\/newark.chalkbeat.org\/2022\/9\/9\/23344803\/new-jersey-black-latinx-hispanic-mental-health-access-pandemic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">this Chalkbeat Newark article<\/a> about a report that found New Jersey\u2019s Black and Latinx students face shrinking access to school mental health staff.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lisa Kingstone<\/strong> (Educational Foundations) was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.berkeleyside.org\/2022\/09\/11\/tilden-68-integration-berkeley-primary-school\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">interviewed by Berkeleyside<\/a>, a nonprofit digital news publication in Berkeley, Calif., about the first class of kindergartners to integrate Berkeley schools in 1968. Kingstone herself is a member of the 1968 class and is currently working on a research project on the impact of attending integrated schools. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Eva Goldfarb<\/strong> and <strong>Lisa Lieberman<\/strong> (Public Health) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/09\/12\/1121999705\/sex-education-school-kindergarten\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">appeared on National Public Radio<\/a> today in a story on the case for starting sex ed in kindergarten. It\u2019s the second time they have been on National Public Radio in recent months. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Elizabeth Wishnick<\/strong> (Political Science and Law) is quoted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/sep\/14\/strength-of-limitless-china-russia-ties-to-be-tested-at-summit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">an article by <em>The Guardian<\/em><\/a> about the strength of China-Russia ties. She was also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/w172yf8pmttfnbk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">interviewed by the BBC<\/a> about Xi Jingping\u2019s meeting with Vladimir Putin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stephanie Silvera<\/strong> (Public Health) was <a href=\"https:\/\/whyy.org\/articles\/mental-health-staff-for-black-students-in-new-jersey\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">interviewed by WHYY<\/a> about a report showing a decline in access to mental health staff for Black students in New Jersey. She is also quoted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/coronavirus\/2022\/09\/covid-omicron-boosters-now-available-in-nj-heres-who-is-eligible-and-where-to-get-them.html?e=515227da128e2972b0266282f33a9ffb&#038;utm_source=Sailthru&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=NJ_AM%20Edition%202022-09-14&#038;utm_term=Newsletter_am_pm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">this NJ.com article<\/a> about the new COVID-19 vaccine boosters that are now available in New Jersey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reminders<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The University requires faculty and staff with access to student educational data to undergo yearly training in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). See your University email for information. The deadline to complete the training is Wednesday, October 12.<\/li>\n<li>This fall, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/galleries\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Montclair State University Galleries<\/a> will present two new exhibitions: \u201cNothing Under Heaven,\u201d by Joseph Liatela in the Segal Gallery and \u201cCase Studies 1: Damien Davis \u2013 OLD CURRENCIES\u201d in the Kasser Theater lobby. The exhibitions and programs are free and open to the public.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/2022\/09\/13\/celebrating-national-hispanic-heritage-month\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hispanic\/Latinx Heritage Month<\/a> flag-raising ceremony will be held in-person on Monday, September 19. The procession departs from Cole Hall at 11:45 a.m. for the flagpoles near the Student Center.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Kudos<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>To <strong>Nicole Fleming<\/strong> (Special Events), the planning committee, our student performers and the many hundreds of employees and students who pitched in to make the Investiture ceremony and the Campus Festival an extraordinary success.<\/li>\n<li>To <strong>Erin Kang<\/strong> (Psychology), who received the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/psychology\/2022\/09\/13\/erin-kang-receives-2022-brain-behavior-research-foundation-young-investigator-grant-in-collaboration-with-carrie-masia\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">2022 Brain &#038; Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator Grant<\/a> in collaboration with <strong>Carrie Masia<\/strong> (Psychology) to study the neural mechanism underlying cognitive inflexibility and anxiety symptoms in youth on the autism spectrum. <\/li>\n<li>To <strong>Arnie Korotkin<\/strong> (Sociology) who participated in the Annual Calling of the Names Ceremony as a reader of the names of 9\/11 first responders who died from 9\/11 related illnesses.<\/li>\n<li>To <strong>Paul McGroarty<\/strong> (Digital Communications) and the University\u2019s Social Media Ambassadors, whose recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Ch7_beSrhnF\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram Reel<\/a> of parents giving advice to students has received nearly 700K views in just two weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tweet of the Week<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/montclairstateu\/status\/1570448242743119873\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2022\/09\/TotW-37.jpeg\" alt=\"@montclairstateu: President @JonathanKoppell is known for his selfies around campus. Make sure to get your own selfie with the President using #Koppelfie\" width=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2022\/09\/TotW-37.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2022\/09\/TotW-37-174x300.jpeg 174w, https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2022\/09\/TotW-37-593x1024.jpeg 593w, https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2022\/09\/TotW-37-768x1326.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2022\/09\/TotW-37-889x1536.jpeg 889w, https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2022\/09\/TotW-37-19x32.jpeg 19w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have an item you\u2019d like included in <em>In the Know<\/em>? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/in-the-know-request\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Use this form to tell us about it<\/a>. Read more about our people and programs in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/university-news\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">University News Center<\/a> and in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/category\/in-the-know\/\">back issues of <em>In the Know<\/em><\/a>. And find out what\u2019s happening on campus in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/calendar\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Events Calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Campus Celebrates Investiture The University community and our partners came together yesterday to witness the investiture of our ninth president, Jonathan GS Koppell and celebrate all that makes Montclair special. Check out the photos and videos of the day\u2019s festivities. 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