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    1. Alumni Spotlights

      Leon Zimmerman ’59 And How Montclair Shaped His Future

      Leon J. Zimmerman, class of ‘59, loved sports … and he loved writing. It only makes sense that he wanted to be a sportswriter. Pursuing his

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    2. Faculty Voices

      Dr. Fiore Interviewed on Radio In 102 About ArcGIS project on the Iconic Site of Scala dei Turchi (Sicily)

      On Feb. 16, 2026, Prof. Fiore was interviewed on Radio In 102 about an ArcGIS project on the iconic site of Scala dei Turchi in Sicily, which she co-designed and co-created with Prof. Vetri Nathan (Multispecies Futures Lab, UCLA) for the Italian national initiative Agrigento 2025 Capital of Culture.

      A composite image of Scala dei Turchi on the left side and a woman wearing headphones and sitting in front of a microphone on the right side
    3. Event Highlights

      English and Child Advocacy Complete Children’s Book Drive for Bridge of Books Foundation

      Faculty, students, and staff from English, Social Work and Child Advocacy, History, and the Interdisciplinary School for Social Transformation completed a children’s book drive benefiting the Bridge of Books Foundation, donating 13 boxes of like‑new books for young readers across New Jersey. 

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    4. Featured News

      Record Number of Montclair Students Study in Germany in Summer 2025

      For the third summer in a row, a cohort of Montclair students spent the month of August as visiting students studying German language at

      A group of college students pose on a peak in the German Alps
    5. Student Success Stories

      Student Profile: Ptissem Assou

      What brought you to French? I was drawn to French because I want to master the language at an advanced and academic level and eventually

      Headshot of Ptissem Assou standing in front of the Eiffel Tower
    6. Faculty Voices

      Melinda Knight Publishes Essay on William Gardner Smith

      Melinda Knight’s essay, William Gardner Smith’s The Stone Face: A Novel Buried in Obscurity for Too Long, was just published in the

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    7. Awards & Accolades

      Montclair Wins DAAD-Funded Graduate Student Experience Spots Three Years Running

      Every year, The Ohio State University, one of the most established and best recognized graduate programs in German Studies in the United

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    8. Event Highlights

      Roots and Recipe: Learning from Indigenous Cuisine and Language

      The Latin American Indigenous Collaborative (LAIC) at CLaSE closed its Fall semester programming with a warm and memorable gathering: “Roots

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    9. Faculty Voices

      Patricia Matthew Featured in Britannica and Smithsonian for Jane Austen Scholarship

      Patricia Matthew, associate professor in the English Department, is a specialist in nineteenth-century British literature and culture

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    10. Faculty Voices

      Building Stronger World Language Programs: Insights from Pascale LaFountain and Thomas Herold

      On December 5, 2025, Thomas Herold and Pascale Lafountain of Montclair State University’s Department of World Languages and Cultures

      A flyer for a talk about World Language Program Sustainability with Thomas Harold and Pascale LaFountain