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    1. Featured News

      What the Archive Forgets: Montclair Students Visit the Morgan Library

      “A friend who never changes” was the bookplate motto of Belle da Costa Greene, the legendary New York librarian who built the Morgan Library’s collections and shaped its identity as an institution for over four decades. It is a motto that says everything about Greene’s devotion to books, and nothing about the secret she kept for a lifetime.

      A group of college students stand in the middle of the Morgan Library in New York City
    2. Student Success Stories

      Announcing the 2026 English Department Scholarship and Award Recipients

      The English Department is excited to announce the 2026 recipients of the Department’s various scholarships and awards. You can view

      Clock tower on campus behind a tree with pink and green leaves.
    3. In the Media

      Creative Writing Instructor Publishes Short Story in The Saturday Evening Post

      Janis Hubschman, author of the story collection, Take Me With You Next Time, has published a short story, Afternoon Practice, in The Saturday Evening Post.

      Portrait of a woman wearing a tan sweater seated on a bench in a park
    4. Faculty Voices

      English Professor Celebrates New Book

      Adjunct Creative Writing Professor, Jill Rosenberg, held a book launch party at Watchung Booksellers on April 30th.

      Composite image showing a book cover for “now i’m photogenic and other stories I tell myself” alongside a photo of the author, an English professor wearing a green and white t-shirt and standing in front of a flight of stairs
    5. Student Success Stories

      A Summer at Wyck: Rediscovering the Lives of a Chinese Desk

      Cristina Freire examining Wyck’s lacquered Writing Desk up-close. Montclair State University student Cristina Freire, a senior History major

      A person wearing gloves examines an old, wooden desk
    6. 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.”

      a man sits at a table in an office, a book cover for "Saf" overlays the picture
    7. 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

      A headshot of Mira Jacob with two of her book covers
    8. 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

      Four people stand inside a building with painted brick walls, one person holds up a book
    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. 

      Three college students pose with a pile of bags of donated books
    10. 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

      Headshot of Melinda Knight