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In the Media
Daniela Peterka-Benton featured on NJ Spotlight News
Daniela Peterka-Benton, Director of the Global Center on Human Trafficking, was featured on a NJ Spotlight News segment to discuss the World Cup and how major sporting events create opportunities for exploitation and human trafficking.
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In the Media
Quality of Life, Security, and Access to Higher Education: City of Graz Interviews Montclair Exchange Students
For 76 years, Montclair and the city of Graz, Austria have been sister cities, sharing this diplomatic, academic, and cultural partnership that aims to build bridges and prevent the destructive divisions that plagued many international relationships during World War II.
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Event Highlights
German Club Shares Gummy Bears, Flags, and Motivational Messages at Montclair’s World’s Fair Day
For the second year in a row, Montclair’s lively German Club hosted a table at Montclair’s annual World’s Fair Day, a festival celebrating the cultural diversity that defines Montclair’s campus population.
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Event Highlights
Leggere la cittadinanza italiana attraverso l’arte contemporanea (Museo Riso, Palermo, 27 maggio 2026)
La proiezione del video di Marina Sagona Diritto di Sangue – Rovescio di Sangue (2025) sarà l’occasione per uno scambio sull’impostazione della legge sulla cittadinanza italiana e sulle contraddizioni che genera nel trattamento degli immigrati in Italia, rispetto ai discendenti italiani nel mondo. Fondata sullo ius sanguinis, la legge crea un doppio binario, come registrato dalle interviste contenute nel video, in termini di diritti garantiti e diritti difficilmente concessi o negati, con conseguenze sulla società italiana e sulle relazioni internazionali. Nell’invitare, appunto, a leggere la legge nella sua complessità attraverso l’arte contemporanea, l’incontro si propone di offrire riflessioni su identità, appartenenza e convivenza nel presente, grazie all’analisi della storia migratoria e coloniale italiana.
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Student Success Stories
Driven by Advocacy and Empowerment, Johana Cruz Is Building Opportunities for the Next Generation
The first-generation Master of Social Work student combines mentorship, youth programming and community advocacy to help young people build confidence and access new opportunities.
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Student Success Stories
Balancing Athletics, Academics and Ambition, Jessica Holler Built Her Own Definition of Success
The first-generation Political Science major combined championship athletics, academic growth and hands-on community work to prepare for her next goal: law school
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Student Success Stories
From Mentorship to Advocacy, Anyllah Zackery Found Purpose in Psychology and Child Advocacy
The first-generation student balanced three jobs, leadership roles and hands-on service experiences while discovering the confidence and purpose that will guide her future in social work and child advocacy.
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Why Every War Becomes an Oil Crisis
This article examines why modern geopolitical conflict repeatedly produces global energy and economic crises, even when military objectives are achieved.
Resilience.org
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Why Every War Becomes an Oil Crisis: New Analysis by Jason Abbott
New publication by Dr. Jason Abbott, Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Montclair State University: “The Paradox of Oil Security: Why Every War Becomes an Oil Crisis, and How to Escape It”
Published in Resilience.orgThe article examines why modern geopolitical conflict repeatedly produces global energy and economic crises, even when military objectives are achieved. Drawing on recent tensions surrounding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, the piece argues that oil dependence itself has become a structural security vulnerability. It explores the relationship between war, energy infrastructure, supply chains, global markets, and political instability, while also considering how renewable energy and electrification may reduce future exposure to oil shocks.
Resilience.org
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Student Success Stories
From Curiosity to Calling: Rozhan Shafiezadeh’s Path to Psychology and Purpose
A Psychology major with a passion for working with children and families, Shafiezadeh turned hands-on experience into a vision for her future in clinical care.
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