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For Gemar Mills ’05, it would seem that no challenge is too daunting. At 27, he transformed Newark’s Malcolm X Shabazz High School from a failing school to a positive environment where students have the tools to achieve. As chief education officer for The Future Project and chief academic officer of College Achieve Public Schools, Mills is helping high school students across the country reach for their dreams.

The PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies Green Teams internship prepared Yvette Viasus ’20 to advocate for broad access to renewable energy and launched her career trajectory.

How a mistake landed an autistic actor-musician and Montclair graduate the roles of a lifetime

ÌÇÐÄvlog’s ‘Billy the Batboy’ turns years of interviews into a valuable resource for aspiring athletes

An adult student finishes what she started with dramatic flair.

Shatiera Porte’e ’06 is forever grateful to the faculty, staff and fellow students at Bloomfield College who helped her find the confidence to pursue her dreams. Today, the education consultant and author of “I Forgive Myself for Forgetting Myself” mentors others, encouraging them to follow their own paths to success.

In his senior year in high school, Zackary Logan ’18 had few options. He was living in a youth shelter, trying to find a way forward with little guidance and few resources. College seemed impossible until a gift of $65 to pay his Montclair application fee changed everything.

TRIO Student Support Services Program Sets the Path for Success

Taylor Trost ’23 MA, a 2023 Milken Educator Award recipient, is making her mark at Grace Norton Rogers Elementary School. Her ingenuity and dedication are helping to transform education in New Jersey’s East Windsor Regional School District.

From her early college days, Cassandra Bien-Aime ’07 sought to understand the root causes of racial inequity in our society. Now the founder of her own non-profit organization and health chair of 11 cities for the NAACP, she works to address those inequities daily.