In the Know – Issue 27

Carnegie Taps Professor as Fellow

Public Health Associate Professor Tamara Leech has been named to the 2022 class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows and will be awarded a $200,000 stipend to devote up to two years for research and writing in the humanities and social sciences.

Celebrating Survival and Triumph

Ravina brothers and Montclair host screening of documentary of their mother’s Holocaust survival story. Event also celebrates their father’s life in music that spanned decades teaching at Montclair and performing with the NY Philharmonic.

SCM Launched Hawk+

Hawk+ will engage students, faculty, staff, alumni, and prospective students and their families, featuring content from our radio and TV stations, sporting events, musical and theater performances, student films, faculty projects and more. Learn more.

Doctoral Student Joins Ocean Expedition

Victoria Hojnacki, studying in the Environmental Science and Management program, is one of 52 international scientists selected to sail on a deep-sea drilling vessel and investigate climate change.

COVID Update

In this week’s Weekly COVID Newsletter, learn about changes to masking procedures that will take effect on May 16, and find your link to the COVID Dashboard.

In the News

• Matthew Schuler (Biology) wrote an op-ed for NJ.com that was published on Earth Day, April 22. Schuler details New Jersey’s major environmental challenges and suggests what can be done to keep the Garden State beautiful.
• Stephanie Silvera (Public Health) is quoted in this WHYY.org article about a fair planned in Burlington County to address health and housing needs. Silvera is also quoted in this Newsday article about at-home COVID tests.
• Sandra Adams (Biology) is quoted in this NJ.com article that asks, “Are stomach problems a symptom of COVID?”
• Tamara Leech’s Carnegie Fellowship has been reported on NPR affiliate WNYC-FM’s local news as well as in Forbes.
• Joel Penney (Communication and Media) was interviewed by Briana Vannozzi for NJ Spotlight News about Elon Musk’s deal to purchase Twitter for $44 billion and how the sale could affect the platform.

Reminders

• The Montclair Literary Festival runs from Thursday, May 5 to Monday, May 9 and this year includes two on-campus events. Our creative writing students will read their work on Thursday, May 5 at 5:30 p.m. in University Hall 1010, and Montclair High School and Montclair Kimberley Academy students will read their work on Friday at 3:30 p.m. in University Hall 1030.
• Faculty, mark your calendars: Final grade submission for the full semester is May 19, 2022. For more information, visit the website.
• Sending email announcements? Don’t forget to make your emails accessible! It’s an important part of Montclair’s commitment to provide access to digital content to all students, faculty and staff. Check out OIT’s best email practices.

Kudos

• To Patricia Miranda (Art and Design), whose exhibit of lace and fabric works, “Patricia Miranda: A Repairing Mend,” is at the Jane St. Art Center in Saugerties, New York through May 8.
• To Jason Williams (Justice Studies) and Mark Rotella (Coccia Institute), for being a part of the Montclair Literary Festival. Williams is moderating a panel of authors on transforming the broken criminal justice system and Rotella is moderating an Italian cooking and lifestyle talk.
• To Katia Paz Goldfarb (Hispanic Initiatives), who was a panelist at the Fulbright Hispanic-Serving Institution Symposium. The panel, titled “The View from HSI Campuses,” also included the University of Houston, Florida International University and Cal State-Chico.
• To Shawn Connolly and the entire University Facilities team, for hosting 400 K-5 students on Earth Day for a presentation in the Amphitheater, which included visits from Smokey the Bear and Rocky along with educational programming about conservation and sustainability.

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