{"id":212866,"date":"2025-07-10T08:53:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T12:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/?page_id=212866"},"modified":"2026-07-08T11:54:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:54:32","slug":"message-from-the-dean","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/about-the-college\/message-from-the-dean\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Dean"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<h1>Welcome!<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Dr. Amy S. Thompson<\/strong><br \/>\nDean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2026\/07\/amy-thompson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2026\/07\/amy-thompson.jpg\" alt=\"photo of amy thompson, dean of CHSS\" width=\"252\" height=\"378\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/myemail.constantcontact.com\/Hawk-Murmurations-from-the-College-of-Humanities-and-Social-Sciences.html?soid=1138954527819&amp;aid=Fe8pnS2hLds\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/chss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/Hawk_Murmurations_banner_HawkStatue_left_FromCHSS.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/chss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/Hawk_Murmurations_banner_HawkStatue_left_FromCHSS.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"banner image and logo reads Hawk Murmurations from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><em>Hawk Murmurations<\/em> is the College of Humanities and Social Sciences\u2019 weekly newsletter from Dean Mili. Each issue offers reflections on higher education, highlights from across our college community, or updates on key initiatives. We invite you to check back weekly to stay connected with the work and ideas shaping CHSS.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-list\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/4eeJVTk\">June 1, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/4dhg4rT\">May 11, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/4neegog\">May 4, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/4uhG51g\">April 27, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/3Qc07vn\">April 20, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/427wP3q\">April 16, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/4bWZ3CL\">March 30, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/4sM5GPz\">March 23, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/3Paymmg\">March 16, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/4s0VK4g\">March 9, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/4u5p4b7\">March 2, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/4kGhGie\">February 16, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/4kq1Urm\">February 9 , 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/4a3SgWQ\">February 2, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/3NAMioV\">January 26, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/4bGKRyY\">January 20, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/49Da7Uo\">January 12, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">2025 Newsletters<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<div class=\"link-list\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/4iWKj9S\">December 15, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/4iGaTnA\">December 8, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/4ivpL8l\">December 1, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/4pxOmf6\">November 24, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/4r23Vgm\">November 17, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/4qIV3w2\">November 10, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/4nAlqkW\">November 3, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/4hpyEQl\">October 27, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/46ZesRE\">October 20, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/4q3YXzv\">October 13, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/48iHjkW\">October 6, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/3Im6Ter\">September 29, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/3Kfq6ir\">September 22, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/46D0VyW\">September 15, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/4pefqk2\">September 8, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/3UW4xFC\">September 2, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/3ULWz1U\">August 25, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/45yRU8o\">August 18, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/3J8fQrL\">August 11, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/myemail.constantcontact.com\/Hawk-Murmurations-from-the-College-of-Humanities-and-Social-Sciences.html?soid=1138954527819&amp;aid=C6-deT8fHyQ\">August 4, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/myemail.constantcontact.com\/Hawk-Murmurations-from-the-College-of-Humanities-and-Social-Sciences.html?soid=1138954527819&amp;aid=IvkgSYnuE-w\">July 28, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/myemail.constantcontact.com\/Hawk-Murmurations-from-the-College-of-Humanities-and-Social-Sciences.html?soid=1138954527819&amp;aid=WHv6lloTxcI\">July 21, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/myemail.constantcontact.com\/Hawk-Murmurations-from-the-College-of-Humanities-and-Social-Sciences.html?soid=1138954527819&amp;aid=Fe8pnS2hLds\">July 14, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/myemail.constantcontact.com\/A-Message-From-Dean-Fatma-Mili.html?soid=1138954527819&amp;aid=9V61UaaVQGY\">July 7, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Hawk Murmurations is the College of Humanities and Social Sciences\u2019 weekly newsletter from Dean Mili. 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