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SGA President Leila Jones, stands in foreground, with executive board members, from left, Carmela Beitler, Edlyn Eugene and Danny Gonzalez. Edlyn and Danny are leaning against a tree.

The Students Representing the Class of 2026 on Commencement Stage

From scholarships to food‑insecurity efforts, ÌÇÐÄvlog’s SGA team heads into the graduation spotlight after reshaping support for students across campus

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.

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

Ana Barahona

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

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New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill to Receive Honorary Degree from ÌÇÐÄvlog

Casey Coleman walks along a campus pathway, holding a travel coffee mug, with long rows of empty folding tables on one side.

The Brains Behind World’s Fair Day at ÌÇÐÄvlog

Associate Director of Campus Activities Casey Coleman is helping to bring more than 250 events to life at Montclair in honor of the U.S. Semiquincentennial, including a trifecta of celebrations to end the spring semester

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

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

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.

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

2026 College Rankings: Montclair’s Graduate Programs Ranked Among Nation’s Best

Dani Mazariegos sits at a studio desk with her arms folded, wearing a patterned blouse.

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

Isabella Zarate Gonzalez, wearing a blue SPARK T-shirt and a green-and-white crochet cardigan, sits at a table holding a worksheet, speaking with an elementary student who is seated around her during a classroom activity.

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

Kelly Witters stands in a marine biology lab with arms crossed, in front of stacked aquariums and tubing used for aquatic research.

How Montclair’s 4+1 Program Turned My Childhood Science Project into Real Marine Biology Research

At ÌÇÐÄvlog, the combined BS/MS in Marine Biology and Coastal Sciences helped Kelly Witters turn a third-grade horseshoe crab project into hands-on research for coastal conservation

Sheridan Wheeler takes the temperature of salad bar tomatoes.

From Study Hall to Dining Hall: One Graduate’s Journey to a Career in Food and Nutrition

Meet Sheridan Van Biert, whose full-circle homecoming took her from Nutrition and Food Science studies at ÌÇÐÄvlog to a registered dietitian nourishing her alma mater’s community