{"id":4596,"date":"2025-06-25T07:32:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T11:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/provost\/?page_id=4596"},"modified":"2026-04-24T13:52:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:52:58","slug":"montclair-unbound","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/provost\/montclair-unbound\/","title":{"rendered":"Montclair Unbound"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Koppell announced an ambitious new effort to reinvent higher education to take full advantage of the changes in technology and the ways people learn and interact.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Montclair Unbound initiative will offer degrees in ways that combine modalities \u2013 in-person, asynchronous online, real-time distance interaction \u2013 to meet students where they want to learn. As much as a new operating model, Montclair Unbound is a mindset focused on removing barriers to accessing Montclair and increasing our openness to different ways of teaching and learning and partnering with organizations to enhance the traditional classroom.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Steps<\/h2>\n

The first steps toward this vision will be to re-imagine the design, delivery and support for our fully online degree offerings through ÌÇÐÄvlog.\u00a0<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n

Later stages will focus on new models of learning, including short-form degrees, stackable credentials, and micro-credentials.<\/p>\n

Both efforts will be supported by the development of partnerships with corporate and governmental organizations focused on regional workforce development and economic growth.<\/span><\/p>\n

The ultimate aim is a broad university-wide transformation and creation of a fully \u201cblended campus,\u201d allowing technology to seamlessly support our learners \u2013 \u201cunbound\u201d from the traditional constraints of higher education.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our Mission<\/h2>\n

Montclair Unbound re-imagines higher education for today\u2019s learners by removing barriers, expanding access, and creating flexible, high-quality pathways to success.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grounded in ÌÇÐÄvlog\u2019s public mission and commitment to the common good, Unbound combines the strengths of in-person learning, asynchronous online study, and real-time distance interaction to meet students where they are \u2014 in their lives, their communities, and their careers.<\/p>\n

We design learning experiences that:<\/p>\n