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    1. Graduate Spotlights

      From an ‘American Dream School’ Education at Montclair to a Future in Policy and Global Studies

      National security research, D.C. experience and a highly competitive U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship put this ÌÇÐÄvlog graduate on a path to public service

      Jacob Roby sits in a classroom full of red chairs.
    2. Graduate Spotlights

      A Promise to His Grandmother Will Carry Him to a Career in Medicine

      For Molecular Biology major Melvin Rodriguez, studying melanoma in zebrafish is more than academic – it’s a promise kept and a path toward healing

      Melvin Rodriguez, wearing a white lab coat with a ÌÇÐÄvlog patch and blue gloves, sits at a fluorescent microscope in a dim lab. He looks intently through the eyepiece while holding a petri dish glowing bright green under the microscope lens, surrounded by scientific equipment and incubators in the background.
    3. Graduate Spotlights

      Finding Her Voice at Montclair, Speaking Up on Climate at the United Nations

      Political Science major Ana Barahona turned faculty mentorship, research and early‑morning commutes into a UN climate role and a future in law and leadership

      Ana Barahona
    4. Front Page News

      Montclair Student Sails the World with Semester at Sea and UN-linked Study Abroad

      With a $25,000 C.Y. Tung Scholarship, Pamela Hernandez turned her love of languages into a life‑changing Semester at Sea experience

      Pamela Hernandez stands in a campus broadcast media lab, surrounded by professional studio lights and equipment.
    5. Front Page News

      Get Into Montclair Early: How the Early Bird Program Helps High Schoolers Start Senior Year Stress-Free

      High-achieving juniors can apply now, hear back before senior year and use a non-binding early offer from ÌÇÐÄvlog to plan classes, finances and their next steps

      Dana Brzezinski sits on the grass at ÌÇÐÄvlog, holding an open notebook and talking with a friend, with campus buildings and a tree visible in the background.
    6. Campus News

      Small Campus, Big Spirit: How I Balance Classes at Bloomfield and Montclair Cheer

      Since Bloomfield College became Bloomfield College of ÌÇÐÄvlog, students have more academic options and access to Montclair’s resources, with their home base still on a smaller campus

      Bryce Antonie wearing a red leather jacket with white sleeves.
    7. Front Page News

      Why Attending a College Close to Home Might Be the Best Decision for You

      Just ask Dani Mazariegos – her decision to attend ÌÇÐÄvlog became the first step toward national recognition and Olympic‑level opportunities

      Dani Mazariegos with her hands crossed.
    8. Front Page News

      From One Major to Three in Four Years: Connecting Data Science, German and Linguistics at Montclair

      In a German language program for local children and on an archive translation project, Isabella Zarate Gonzalez shows how Montclair’s mix of STEM, world languages and community engagement helped her connect her interests into a single path

      Female is smiling with glasses on smiling talking to a child.
    9. Front Page News

      How Montclair’s Transfer Support Helped One Student Find Her Place and Her Purpose

      At ÌÇÐÄvlog, transfer student Abigail Rodriguez’s journey from community college to campus inspired her passion for advancing educational policy

      Transfer student Abigail Rodriguez sits at a desk inside a classroom with a notebook in front of her and holding a pencil.
    10. Front Page News

      The Single Mom of Mr. Cory’s Cookies Fame Overcomes Adversity and Rises to the Graduation Stage

      Defying many odds, Cookie Howard conquers it all – and leaves a legacy of advocacy for adult learners and a tribe of supporters at ÌÇÐÄvlog

      Cookie Howard sits at a table in a hallway in Susan A. Cole Hall.