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    1. Press Release

      University Names Yosmeriz Roman Vice Provost and Chief Enrollment Officer

      Yosmeriz Roman, PhD, has been named Vice Provost and Chief Enrollment Officer at Montclair State University effective July 13, 2026. In her

      Yosmeriz Roman posing in front of a photoshopped building.
    2. In the Media

      Dr. Fiore Quoted in New Yorker Article about the Impact of the Citizenship Law on Italy’s Soccer Team

      Dr. Teresa Fiore (Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies, World Languages and Cultures Dept.) was quoted in a New Yorker article about the impact of the citizenship law on Italy’s soccer team. Titled “Italy Has Failed to Qualify for Three Straight World Cups. Are the Country’s Immigration Policies to Blame?,” the article was penned by Albert Samaha and published in the May 30, 20026 issue.

      New Yorker cover showing a classical era statue crumbling while kicking a black and white soccer ball
    3. Event Highlights

      Dr. Fiore Presents on the Allied Landing in Sicily in Literature and Film at Frank Capra Film Fest (Bisacquino)

      On May 29, 2026, Dr. Teresa Fiore (Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies, Global Cultural Studies) presented a paper on John Hersey’s novel A Bell for Adano (1944 Pulitzer Prize) and its adaptation to the big screen directed by Henry King in 1945, and also on Leonardo Sciascia’s short story “10 luglio ’43/Gary Cooper in Licata”, which features a clever cinematographic rendition of the arrival of the American forces on the Southern coast of Sicily that day. Part of a panel titled “Gli italo-americani e lo sbarco in Sicilia del 1943 nella letteratura e nel cinema,” the presentation was included in the Frank Capra Borgo Film Fest’s program.

      Dr. Teresa Fiore poses with a cartoon-styled cardboard cut-out of film director Frank Capra
    4. Student Success Stories

      Uncovering the Written Hand: Emily Walker Completes McNeil Paleography Workshop

      English undergraduate student Emily Walker recently completed The Lost World of Handwriting: A Workshop in English Paleography, 1500–1850, offered through the McNeil Center for Early American Studies (MCEAS).

      A group of students sit around a long table in a large, wood-paneled library.
    5. Student Success Stories

      Thirteen Students Return from Montclair in Munich and Berlin 2026

      A group of thirteen Montclair students and their instructor, Thomas Herold, just returned from Germany, where they spent twelve days in Munich, Nuremberg, and Berlin, visiting memorials, museums, and historical sites dealing with Germany’s Nazi past and contemporary German post-Holocaust society.

      A group of college students posing for a selfie atop a German building
    6. Front Page News

      Dr. Kibis Explores What Credit Card Habits Say About Consumer Behavior and the Economy

      Assistant Professor Eyyub Kibis shared insights in a WalletHub article on credit card usage, emphasizing the importance of aligning card choices with personal financial goals while highlighting the financial challenges faced by many consumers carrying revolving debt.

      Photo of American Express credit cards
    7. Campus News

      Welcome from SDCL

      The Division of Student Development and Campus Life (SDCL) supports students through every stage of their Montclair experience by fostering belonging, well-being, involvement and personal growth. Across the Montclair and Bloomfield campuses, our offices provide the resources, support and opportunities that help students feel connected, empowered and successful.

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    8. Student Success Stories

      A Feminist God: Madelynn McDevitt Selected for McNeil Undergraduate Research Workshop

      English undergraduate student Madelynn McDevitt recently presented her research on the redefinition of women’s roles in Shaker music at the McNeil Center for Early American Studies (MCEAS) Consortium Undergraduate Research Workshop, hosted at the University of Pennsylvania.

      A woman stands at a dais and presents a PowerPoint to a room full of people
    9. Student Success Stories

      Goethe-Institut Representatives Visit Montclair’s SPARK for German Teaching Lab

      For the first time since the establishment of Montclair’s SPARK for German Teaching Lab, guests from the New York City Goethe-Institut paid the lab a visit, observing the 12 Montclair students and their faculty mentor Pascale LaFountain as the group facilitated an all-German performance of “Die Wichtelmänner,” or “The Shoemaker and His Elves,” a classic German fairy tale first featured in the 1812 Kinder- und Hausmärchen by the Brothers Grimm.

      A group of students pose for a group photo holding German, Swiss, and Austrian flags
    10. 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.

      A split screen with a news anchor on the left side and a interviewee, a college professor, on the right