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    1. Event Highlights

      Watchung Hills Regional High School Students Visit Montclair, Italian-Style

      Continuing a years-old outreach tradition, the Italian Program hosted two Italian high school classes from Watchung Hills Regional High School.

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    2. What A War Game Already Told Us About Iran

      This article argues that Iran’s tactics in response to the current US military campaign (including swarm attacks, proxy escalation, and Strait of Hormuz pressure) were predicted in detail by a 2002 US military war game. 

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    3. Student Success Stories

      Understanding People, Inspiring Change: Noah Festerling’s Path in Forensic Psychology

      A Clinical Psychology graduate student, Festerling combined research, real-world experience and mentorship to prepare for a career in the criminal justice system.

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    4. Graduate Spotlights

      From Myanmar to Montclair: A Graduate’s Journey of Resilience and Purpose

      Despite political unrest, personal uncertainty and a lost scholarship, Kaung Hla Zan persevered – with the support of Montclair State University – to earn a master’s degree and continue his mission in education

      Kaung Hla Zan stands between two long shelves of books in a library.
    5. Student Success Stories

      Finding Her Voice at Montclair, Speaking Up on Climate at the United Nations

      Political Science major Ana Barahona turned faculty mentorship, research and early‑morning commutes into a UN climate role and a future in law and leadership.

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    6. Student Success Stories

      Mariah Ayscue’s Journey Through Community, Care and Liberation

      A Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies major and NAIS field school participant, Ayscue reflects on identity, scholarship and the power of being fully human.

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    7. Featured News

      Learning Beyond the Classroom: Students Engage with Indigenous Communities in Wisconsin

      Last summer, a group of Montclair State University students and faculty traveled to Wisconsin to step beyond the classroom and into spaces where Indigenous knowledge is not only studied, but lived. 

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    8. Event Highlights

      Students Showcase Research, Discovery at Annual Symposium

      With nearly 130 presentations, CHSS students highlight the power of research across disciplines

      A ballroom crowded with college students presenting projects to judges
    9. 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.

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    10. Awards & Accolades

      Dean’s Recognition Awards

      The College of Humanities and Social Sciences was pleased to celebrate and welcome this year’s award winners, their nominators and guests at a luncheon on May 1.

      A group of college students and faculty pose together, the students are holding certificates