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    1. Faculty Voices

      Professor Grover Furr Publishes New Book on the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

      Grover Furr, professor in the Department of English, has published a new book, The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact Explained: The Soviet Struggle

    2. Faculty Voices

      New Anthology Published, Edited by Kathy Curto Creative Writing Professor and includes two MSU alum!

      From the press release: We’re all familiar with waiting for something, whether it’s the results of a diagnostic test or simply for the

      Photo of Kathy Curto from press release
    3. Student Success Stories

      English Alumnus John Pascal ('08) Quoted in The New York Times Magazine

      English Department alumnus John Pascal (M.A. '08) was recently quoted in The New York Times Magazine in an article addressing how Mark Twain

      Photo of Huckleberry Finn from NY magazine
    4. Featured News

      What the Archive Forgets: Montclair Students Visit the Morgan Library

      “A friend who never changes” was the bookplate motto of Belle da Costa Greene, the legendary New York librarian who built the Morgan Library’s collections and shaped its identity as an institution for over four decades. It is a motto that says everything about Greene’s devotion to books, and nothing about the secret she kept for a lifetime.

      A group of college students stand in the middle of the Morgan Library in New York City
    5. Student Success Stories

      Announcing the 2026 English Department Scholarship and Award Recipients

      The English Department is excited to announce the 2026 recipients of the Department’s various scholarships and awards. You can view

      Clock tower on campus behind a tree with pink and green leaves.
    6. In the Media

      Creative Writing Instructor Publishes Short Story in The Saturday Evening Post

      Janis Hubschman, author of the story collection, Take Me With You Next Time, has published a short story, Afternoon Practice, in The Saturday Evening Post.

      Portrait of a woman wearing a tan sweater seated on a bench in a park
    7. Faculty Voices

      English Professor Celebrates New Book

      Adjunct Creative Writing Professor, Jill Rosenberg, held a book launch party at Watchung Booksellers on April 30th.

      Composite image showing a book cover for “now i’m photogenic and other stories I tell myself” alongside a photo of the author, an English professor wearing a green and white t-shirt and standing in front of a flight of stairs
    8. Student Success Stories

      A Summer at Wyck: Rediscovering the Lives of a Chinese Desk

      Cristina Freire examining Wyck’s lacquered Writing Desk up-close. Montclair State University student Cristina Freire, a senior History major

      A person wearing gloves examines an old, wooden desk
    9. Faculty Voices

      English professor Jeffrey Gonzalez publishes an article on 9/11 representations in fiction

      Jeffrey Gonzalez, an associate professor of English, has published an article in the peer-reviewed journal “Studies in American Fiction.”

      a man sits at a table in an office, a book cover for "Saf" overlays the picture
    10. Event Highlights

      Distinguished Author Mira Jacob visits Montclair

      Montclair State University’s English Department was proud to host novelist, memoirist, illustrator, and cultural critic Mira Jacob on

      A headshot of Mira Jacob with two of her book covers