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    1. Faculty Voices

      Disney Princesses Have Become More Left-Handed Over Time, New Montclair Study Finds

      Psychology researchers at Montclair examined hand movement activities and more than a dozen classic Disney movies to see how handedness in the famous animations have evolved over the years

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    2. 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.

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    3. 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!

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    4. 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.” 

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    5. Event Highlights

      Sharing French Culture of the World at the 2026 “French Day”

      An engaging half-day immersion program of interactive workshops in French brought together students and teachers from twelve schools for

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    6. Notices & Announcements

      New Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Spanish for the Professions

      Launching in Fall 2026, the Undergraduate certificates in Spanish for Business, Spanish for Health, and Spanish for Justice Studies will

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    7. 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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    8. 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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    9. 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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    10. 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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