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University News

Category: Press Releases

Shea Scruggs

Montclair State University Names Shea Scruggs as Director of the John J. Cali School of Music

Accomplished arts leader and oboist brings vision and experience to one of New Jersey’s premier music-education programs

Isaiah Robinson and fellow cast members onstage in “Stomp!”

2025 College Rankings: Montclair State University Named One of the Best Acting Schools in New Jersey by Backstage Magazine

Citing success of alumni on Broadway, TV and film, magazine ranks Montclair No. 2 in the Garden State

Three high school students watch television monitors, gaining hands-on experience at Montclair’s state-of-the-art School of Communication and Media.

Montclair’s Pre-College Summer Programs Give High School Students a Head Start on College and Careers

Applications now open for hands-on programs in Film, Pre-Med, Business, Wall Street and more – featuring NYC field trips and college-level academics

Montclair Public Health student Veronica Paniagua discusses Aging in Place volunteer program with a senior community member.

Montclair State University and Montclair Township Launch New Jersey’s First Academic Health Department

New partnership creates hands-on public health opportunities for students while strengthening community health initiatives

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Marc Austin Named Vice Provost and Managing Director of Montclair Unbound

Nationally recognized expert in online education will provide strategic vision and oversight for Montclair Unbound’s initiatives.

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Center for Cooperative Media Receives $2.5M Knight Foundation Grant to Expand Collaborative Journalism Nationwide

Mo Butler

Mo Butler Named to Montclair State University Board of Trustees

Seasoned public affairs expert joins institution’s Board effective February 5, 2025

Bloom in hues of Blue, Green, Brown, 2024. Cast, blown, fused, mirrored glass, and 23k gold leaf on custom frame by artist Layo Bright.

Montclair State University Galleries Presents Layo Bright’s Solo Exhibition “Invasive Blooms”

Explore Themes of Migration, Feminism, and the African Diaspora in Montclair, NJ

2025 College Rankings: U.S. News & World Report Ranks Online Graduate Programs Among Nation’s Best

Seven of Montclair’s offerings ranked among the best in the country

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New Jersey Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Ruiz to Receive Honorary Degree from Montclair State University

Trailblazer and advocate for state’s families and students will give Commencement address at Montclair’s Winter Commencement on January 13

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Montclair Receives Department of Justice Grant to Expand Sexual Violence Education

University is one of only 19 institutions to receive the federal funding to help strengthen culturally specific programming

Montclair Receives $3.5M Grant to Expand Mental Health Services in NJ School Districts

Funding from the U.S. Department of Education will allow Montclair to recruit, prepare, and retain school psychologists in partnership with West Orange, East Orange and Clifton