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    1. Student Success Stories

      The Greek Gods from Sicily Now Speak English: A Public Reading of the Musical “The Reawakening of the Gods”

      Il “Risveglio degli dei” — an immersive musical about Greek myths, written and directed by Marco Savatteri and presented every summer at dawn in the Valley of the Temples of Agrigento (Sicily) — debuted in English at Montclair State University on March 27, 2026.

      Group of college students singing together on stage during a choir performance
    2. 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
    3. Student Success Stories

      Announcing the 2026 English Department Scholarship and Award Recipients

      The English Department is excited to announce the 2025 recipients of the Department’s various scholarships and awards.

      A bronze statue of a Red Hawk in front of a building with a bed of red flowers in the foreground
    4. 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
    5. Faculty Voices

      Dr. Fiore Presents About Her In-progress Documentary at Georgetown University in Florence

      On April 14, 2026, Dr. Teresa Fiore gave an invited talk at Georgetown University in Florence: “The 1943 Allied Landing in Sicily: Food Practices, Migration and Film Representations.”

      A college professor stands in front of a projector screen and delivers a presentation about "War and Film"
    6. Student Success Stories

      Italian MAT Student Wins Prestigious NECTFL and NOIAW Awards

      February 27, 2026 – Angela Sabetta, Montclair State University’s first student in the Master’s Program for the Teaching of Italian, was awarded the prestigious Future Language Educator Award funded by Vista Higher Education offered by the Northeast Conference for Teachers, for Languages, for Cultures at the NECTFL conference on February 27 th in New York.

      A college student holds one end of a large check while representatives from Vista Higher Learning hold the other
    7. 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
    8. Student Success Stories

      Montclair Student Awarded Highly Competitive Critical Language Scholarship

      Jacob Roby ’26, a Political Science major and Chinese minor, has been awarded the 2026 Critical Language Scholarship, a highly selective and prestigious program funded by the U.S. Department of State.

      Portrait of a young man in a suit beside a logo for "Critical Language Scholarship"
    9. Event Highlights

      Pyramids. Scuba Gear. Cutting-edge Discovery: AIA/CHAS Lecture

      The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) Northern New Jersey Society brought world-class exploration to Montclair State University on March 31!

      Four stone pyramids of different sizes stand at the Royal Cemetery of Nuri in Sudan
    10. Faculty Voices

      Dr. Teresa Fiore Invited to Give a Lecture on Food and War at UPenn

      On March 26, 2026, Dr. Teresa Fiore gave an invited lecture at UPenn, titled “The Taste of the Landing: Food at the Time of Operation Husky in Sicily.” 

      A college professor stands behind a podium and delivers a lecture to an audience