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    1. Event Highlights

      Community-based Interview about the Int’l Project The Reawakening of the Gods

      The Italian musical The Reawakening of the Gods, presented as a Public Reading at Montclair State University this past month, is at the core of a broader international intercollege initiative illustrated in the course of a March 20 interview on the WMSC FM90.3 radio program titled “Coffee with Montclair.”

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    2. Faculty Voices

      Dr. Fiore Co-Translates Italian Novel about Abandonment and Adoption

      March 10, 2026 marked the launch of Farewell to Russia: Memories of When I Was Kola, a book co-translated from Italian by Dr. Teresa Fiore (Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies, WLC Department).

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    3. Faculty Voices

      Dr. Tina Zottoli Discusses False Confessions on Proof Podcast

      Tina Zottoli, Associate Professor of Psychology, was on a recent Proof podcast Sidebar episode, speaking with host Jacinda Davis about the psychology of false confessions and how they contribute to wrongful convictions. 

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    4. 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.”

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    5. 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

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    6. 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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    7. Event Highlights

      Being Multilingual is My Superpower: A Celebration of Language, Identity, and Community

      On February 18, Montclair State University came alive with voices from around the world as we celebrated International Mother Language Day 2026 under the theme: “Being Multilingual is My Superpower.”

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    8. 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.

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    9. 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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    10. Event Highlights

      Amore in Southern Italy

      The Coccia Institute was thrilled to collaborate with the National Organization of Italian American Women (NOIAW) in presenting “Amore in

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