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Rocky the Red Hawk sits atop a bronze Red Hawk statue.

Montclair Unveils Next-Gen Rocky and Roxy Mascots

New looks will enhance performance and spark greater school spirit

community engagement

Montclair Awarded Prestigious Carnegie Leadership Designation for Public Service Efforts

The Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose Classification recognizes institutions that have committed to campus-wide efforts to advance leadership in pursuit of public goods like justice, equity, diversity and liberty

A student holding a video camera hugs another student in the desert.

Montclair Journalism Students Spotlight Migrant Crisis on NBCU Academy

In preparation for the upcoming election, students look at what Gen Z considers the biggest issues, traveling to a battleground state to report from the U.S.-Mexico border

Students in Spanish Language Coordinator Antonella Calarota-Ninman’s Spanish for Heritage Learners visited with members of Indigenous groups from Latin American countries this spring.

Bridging Cultures

Spanish class connects students with Indigenous roots and heritage

10 people walk on a trail that was once a rail road.

College ‘Green Teams’ Tackle Pressing Environmental and Climate Challenges

Montclair hosts students from 30 universities to partner with communities, companies to solve sustainability concerns

Christian Warren stands at a lectern.

Social Justice and Diversity Impact Award Winners Honored

Prizes reward students, faculty and staff who make Montclair State University more inclusive and socially just

Eleven students wearing white lab coats pose for a photo in front of a bronze red hawk statue.

Inaugural White Coat Ceremony Marks Milestone for Montclair Audiology Students

A dozen students celebrated their transition from audiology students to professionals

Eric Whitacre

Cali Immersive Residency Resonates with Composer Eric Whitacre at Montclair State University

Grammy winner conducts an intensive choral and instrumental experience for Cali and high school music students

The Povolo quintuplets in graduation gowns stand in front of a large Red Hawk statue.

N.J. Quintuplets Make History as They Graduate from Montclair State University

Graduate Spotlight Times Five: The Povolo quints follow their own paths yet all earn their degrees in four years

Iliana Woodhull

Triumph over Trauma to Achieve the American Dream

Graduate Spotlight: Iliana Woodhull’s heart-rending journey to graduation is a multi-generational celebration

A state senator talks to a group of students, faculty and staff.

Montclair Team Leads Advocacy for Equitable Funding for the University

President, students, faculty and staff from Montclair and Bloomfield campuses take their requests directly to state leaders in Trenton

Richard Steiner-Otoo addresses students outside University Hall.

Montclair’s SGA President Advocates for Change from Campus to Capitol Hill

Graduate Spotlight: Richard Steiner-Otoo, a ‘once in a decade’ Red Hawk leader, sets his sights on public service