New Jersey State Normal School at Montclair (1908–1927) Montclair State Teachers College (1927–1958) Newark Normal School of Physical Education and Hygiene (1917–1928)[1] Panzer College of Physical Education and Hygiene (1928–1958) Montclair State College (1958–1994)
Montclair State University (MSU) is a publicresearch university[7] in Montclair, New Jersey, with parts of the campus extending into Clifton and into Little Falls. As of fall 2018, Montclair State was, by enrollment, the second largest public university in New Jersey.[8] As of June 2024, there were 22,570 total enrolled students: 18,062 undergraduate students and 4,508 graduate students.[5] It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[9] The campus covers approximately 252 acres (1.02 km2). The university offers more than 300 majors, minors, and concentrations.[10]
History
Plans for the State Normal school were initiated in 1903,[11] and required a year for the State of New Jersey to grant permission to build the school.[11] It was then established as New Jersey State Normal School at Montclair, a normal school, in 1908[11] approximately 5 years after the initial planning of the school.[11] At the time, Governor John Franklin Fort attended the dedication of the school in 1908,[11] and the school was to have its first principal Charles Sumner Chapin that same year. The first building constructed was College Hall (now known as Cole Hall), and it still stands today. At the time, the campus was around 25 acres (100,000 m2), had 8 faculty members and 187 students.[11] The first graduating class, which numbered at 45 students,[11] contained William O. Trapp, who would then go on to win the Pulitzer Prize for journalism in 1929. The first dormitory was then built five years later, in 1915, and is known as Russ Hall.[11]
Morehead Hall, built in 1928
In 1927, Harry Sprague was the first president of Montclair,[11] and shortly afterwards the school began being more inclusive of extracurricular activities such as athletics. In 1927, however, after studies had emerged concerning the number of high school teachers in the state of New Jersey (only 10% of all high school teachers received their degrees from New Jersey), the institution became Montclair State Teachers College and developed a four-year (Bachelor of Arts) program in pedagogy, becoming the first US institute to do so. In 1937 it became the first teachers college accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.[11]
In 1943, during World War II, several students, with permission from the president, Harry Sprague, joined the US Navy as volunteers to train for the war. It was also a time when students and faculty sold war bonds to support US American troops.[11]
In 1958 the school merged with the Panzer College of Physical Education and Hygiene to become Montclair State College.[11] The school became a comprehensive multi-purpose institution in 1966.[11] The Board of Higher Education designated the school a teaching university on April 27, 1994, and in the same year the school became Montclair State University.[11] It has offered Master of Arts programs since 1932, Master of Business Administration since 1981, Master of Education since 1985, Master of Science since 1992, Master of Fine Arts since 1998, Doctor of Education since 1999, and Doctor of Environmental Management in 2003 (now the PhD in Environmental Science and Management). PhD degrees were added in Teacher Education and Teacher Development in 2008, Counselor Education, Family Studies, Mathematics Education, Communications Sciences and Disorders by 2014, and most recently Clinical as well as Industrial/Organizational Psychology (2021). In 2018, Montclair State University graduated more than 30 doctoral students.
In 2004, NJ Transit opened the Montclair State University station,[12] which links the university to New York City.[12] The building of the MSU Station cost $26 million[12] to complete, including a 1,500-space parking deck.[12] In 2015, the university established the School of Communication and Media and added two new buildings to its campus; the Feliciano School of Business and the Center for Environmental and Life Sciences (CELS). Partridge Hall was fully renovated and in 2016, became the new School of Nursing, which welcomed its inaugural class of students that fall. In 2016, Montclair State University was designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).[13] In 2017, Montclair State was designated a public research university by the New Jersey Legislature.[7] The new state-of-the-art home for the School of Communication and Media opened in fall 2017, followed in 2018 by the opening of the Center for Computing and Information Science in the former Mallory Hall, which underwent a complete renovation and expansion. In 2016, the university's classification was changed from a Masters to a Doctoral Research University,[14] and in 2019, was changed to R2: Doctoral University – High Research Activity.[15]
Principal of New Jersey State Normal School at Montclair. Chapin Hall is named for him.
1
Harry A. Sprague
1924–1951
Principal, then first president of the College. Harry A. Sprague Library and Sprague field named for him.
2
E. DeAlton Partridge
1951–1964
Partridge Hall is dedicated to him.
3
Thomas H. Richardson
1964–1973
Acting President from 1964 to 1966. Namesake of Richardson Hall.
4
David W.D. Dickson
1973–1984
First African American president of the College. Dickson Hall is dedicated to him.
5
Donald E. Walters
1984–1987
Initiated an honors program, an international studies program and seminars on ethics and values.[18]
6
Richard A. Lynde
1987–1989
Acting President
7
Irvin D. Reid
1989–1998
"...Spearheaded a successful effort to upgrade Montclair State from a college to a university... "[19] Irvin D. Reid Hall is dedicated to him.
8
Gregory L. Waters
1997–1998
Acting President
9
Susan A. Cole
1998–2021
First female and Jewish president of the university. Susan A. Cole Hall is dedicated to her.
10
Jonathan G.S. Koppell
2021–present
Current president of the university.
Colleges and schools
Montclair State University comprises seven colleges and six schools, each led by a dean or director. The colleges and schools organize and conduct academic programs within their units (Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral, and Certificate Programs) and work cooperatively to offer interdisciplinary programs.[20][21]
College of the Arts
John J. Cali School of Music
The John J. Cali School of Music is part of the College of the Arts.[22] The Cali School of Music provides a wide range of study and performance opportunities for its undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a professional certification program in Music Education and the Artist's Diploma and Performer's Certificate degrees in classical and jazz performance.[23] The noted string quartet, the Shanghai Quartet, was in residence at MSU from 2002 to 2020.[24] As part of their new residency programs, the Cali School welcomed the Harlem Quartet as its new quartet-in-residence and introduced Jessie Montgomery as its composer-in-residence.[25] In 2021, the Cali School implemented the Cali Pathways Project, a scholarship program designed to create dynamic and comprehensive pathways to higher education and careers in music for talented student musicians from underrepresented backgrounds.[26]
School of Communication and Media
Included in the College of the Arts is the School of Communication and Media (SCM).[22] This will change in July 2025, as the SCM will become its own college in 2025[27]
School of Communications and Media Building
The school opened a well-equipped, modern facility in fall 2017. It features a 187-seat Sony Digital Cinema Presentation Hall, four broadcast-ready HD + 4K studio and control rooms, motion picture stage for digital filmmaking, and an Audio Production Center featuring a Foley stage, a performance stage and audio sound labs.[28]
College of Education and Human Services
The College of Education and Human Services houses the Center of Pedagogy, with oversees the Teacher Education program. Majors across the university earning teacher credentials are administered jointly by the Center of Pedagogy and the department that houses the student's major.[29]
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Montclair State offers 20 undergraduate majors and more than 40 minors.[30] The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is the largest college by enrollment within Montclair State.
Montclair State supports and encourages interdisciplinary programs. In 2019, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Science and Mathematics have teamed up to offer the only Master of Science in Computational Linguistics program in New Jersey.
College of Science and Mathematics
The College of Science and Mathematics (CSAM) offers programs in the natural, physical, life, and computational sciences. Located in Richardson Hall are the Department of Physics and Astronomy,[31] Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,[32] and the Student Success Center. Reid Hall houses the Department of Biology and the Marine Biology and Coastal Sciences Program.[33] The School of Computing and the Department of Mathematics are housed in the Center for Computing and Information Science.
The Center for Environmental and Life Sciences (CELS) houses the Department of Earth and Environmental Studies,[34] which includes Earth and Environmental Science; Geographic, Environmental and Urban Studies; and Sustainability Science. CELS also houses the PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies, New Jersey Center for Water Science and Technology, Clean Energy and Sustainability Analytics Center, Microscopy and Microanalysis Research Lab, Sokol Institute for Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences, and the interdisciplinary PhD Program in Environmental Science and Management.[35]
Feliciano School of Business
The Feliciano School of Business offers undergraduate as well as MBA programs. Students may opt to choose the Bachelor of Arts approach or the Bachelor of Science. The school offers a BA degree program culminating in a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. In 2016, the MBA program became available in a fully online format.[36] The School of Business also offers post-MBA certificate programs. In 2015 a brand new building for the Feliciano School of Business opened, dedicated to Mimi and Edwin Feliciano.
School of Nursing
In 2016, Montclair State University launched a School of Nursing. It offers RN-to-BSN and four-year BSN programs.[37] The school is housed in a state-of-the-art facility that includes mediated classrooms, computer study areas, a nursing skills laboratory, anatomy laboratory, and high-fidelity and home care simulation rooms.[38]
The Graduate School
Montclair State began offering master's degree programs in 1932, beginning with the Master of Fine Arts degree; the university began to grant doctoral degrees in 1998, after receiving state approval to establish a Doctor of Education degree in pedagogy[39] and Doctor of Environmental Management degree in 2003. In the fall of 2019, the university had about 300 doctoral students in eight programs.[40]
University College
University College is an academic home for students to pursue interests that will lead them to their eventual academic concentration. University College admits about one-third of incoming freshman, as well as approximately 1,400 returning and transfer students who have yet to declare a major. Once University College students have been admitted to their chosen majors, they will transition onto the college or school of that academic program.[41]
U.S. News & World Report listed Montclair State as No. 179 among all national universities in its 2022 rankings, No. 19 in Top Performers on Social Mobility and No. 88 in Top Public Schools. U.S. News & World Report 2022 Best Graduate Schools ranked several of the University's programs among the best in the nation, including its education program (second in New Jersey and 103 in the nation), its Master's in Public Health program (second in New Jersey and 135 in the country) and its Master's in Business Administration program (fourth in New Jersey and 185 in the nation). Montclair State University's online Master of Arts in Educational Leadership program was ranked No. 1 in New Jersey and No. 25 in the nation in the U.S. News & World Report 2020 Best Online Programs rankings. The Feliciano School of Business was included in the 2020 edition of "The Best Business Schools" published by The Princeton Review. The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2019 Edition included Montclair State in its rankings of America's greenest campuses. Money magazine ranked Montclair State among the nation's "Best Colleges for Your Money" in 2020. Money also ranked the university at No. 16 on its 2020 "Most Transformative Colleges" list. Campus Pride named Montclair State a "Premier Campus" in its 2020 Campus Pride Index, the national listing of LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities. Montclair State earned the maximum five stars out of five, one of only two institutions in New Jersey to do so.
Athletics
Montclair State University's athletic teams have played under many names in the school's history. From the late 1920s to '30s, the school played as the "Big Red" and featured a large scarlet "M" on its uniforms. Next, Montclair State Teacher's College competed as the Indians, using a logo with a Native American chief's profile with the initials "MSTC" emblazoned on the caricature's headdress.[43] The initials were changed to "MSC" when the school became Montclair State College in 1958. In response to the growing concerns voiced by Native Americans, the school changed its nickname to the Red Hawks in August 1989,[43] named after the Red-tailed hawks that are indigenous to the area. Montclair’s Athletic teams all play in the NCAA Division III (Campus Teams). Montclair’s 2023 season was wonderful for the men’s soccer team, they would win the NJAC Division and would go on to make it to the semi finals of the National Championship before falling to Connecticut College on penalties.
The 3,000-seat artificial turf field, which opened in 1998, is the main home for both the men's and women's soccer teams. Starting in 2017, Pittser Field will be the home of New York Red Bulls II.[45][46]
The 300-seat stadium opened its doors in 2004 and is home to the MSU softball team, and also hosted the 2009 NCAA Division III Women's College World Series.
Montclair State University Ice Arena
The ice skating arena, formerly known as Floyd Hall Arena, opened in March 1998 with two NHL size rinks, an off-ice training area, meeting rooms, concession stand, pro shop, and facilities for birthday parties. The arena now attracts over 500,000 visits per year and has become the home to many groups including The MSU Hockey Club, the Montclair Hockey Club, The North Jersey Figure Skating Club, the Clifton HS Mustangs and Nutley and Passaic Valley High School Hockey Teams. In 2020, the arena was acquired by the university and re-named Montclair State University Ice Arena.[47]
Student Recreation Center
The 77,000-square-foot facility is home to two fitness floors, a six-lane swimming pool, two racquetball courts, a full-size basketball court with an overhead track, and two multi-purpose rooms. Montclair State University's Student Recreation Center hosts 13 intramural sports, a variety of fitness classes, and many special events throughout each year.
Campus
The new 'Susan Cole Hall' (the main college hall for the university), pictured 2023. Most of the original and newer buildings on campus incorporate Spanish Revival architecture.[48]
The original Montclair State University campus consisted of College Hall, Russ Hall, Chapin Hall and Morehead Hall, all built between 1908 and 1928. It was 2 miles south of the intersection of U.S. Route 46 and Route 3. Housing for students returning from World War II was added near the end of the war. Between 1950 and 1980, Montclair State gradually acquired land from a former traprock quarry and expanded its facilities with an additional 23 buildings. Montclair State University began its next phase of growth in the late 1990s to accommodate New Jersey's growing student population. Dickson Hall was dedicated in 1995. The building is named for David W.D. Dickson, the first African American president of Montclair State University. The Floyd Hall Arena, an ice skating rink, was built in 1998. Science Hall, the home of the Department of Biology, opened in 1999. The Red Hawk Diner was built in 2001, making it the first diner on a university campus in the United States.
Other additions (2002–2011)
Alexander Kasser Theater
The Red Hawk Deck, MSU's first parking garage, opened in spring 2003
The Village Apartments at Little Falls, an apartment complex accommodating 850 students, opened in fall 2003.
The Women's Softball Stadium opened in 2004.
The 500-seat Alexander Kasser Theater opened in fall 2004.
The Children's Center, Montclair State University's daycare facility for children of students and faculty, opened in fall 2005.
University Hall, the largest building on campus at the time and home of the College of Education and Human Services, opened in spring 2006.
The George Segal Gallery, located on the fourth floor of the Red Hawk Deck, opened in spring 2006.
Cafe Diem, a cafe attached to Sprague Library, opened in January 2007.
Chapin Hall, nearly 100 years old, was completely renovated and expanded to house the new John J. Cali School of Music.
A 77,000-square-foot (7,200 m2) Student Recreation Center opened in spring 2008.
Sinatra Hall, a new suite style residence hall near the Village, housing 300 undergraduate and graduate students, opened in August 2010.
CarParc Diem, the largest parking structure at MSU with approximately 1,600 spaces, opened in August 2010.
The Heights, two new housing complexes and a dining facility accommodating 2,000 students, opened August 2011.
Capital master plan (2013–2018)
MSU's most recent master plan contained $650 million in capital construction and improvements.[49] The major projects under this new program were:
Two student housing and dining complexes, The Heights, are adjacent to the Student Recreation Center and CarParc Diem Garage. Opened in August 2011, they house approximately 2,000 students, increasing the on-campus housing capacity to 5,500, the second largest college residential population in New Jersey after Rutgers University in New Brunswick. They have also increased dining capacity at MSU by 25,000 gross square feet.
A 143,000 square feet (13,300 m2) building to house the Feliciano School of Business, adjacent to University Hall. It opened in Fall 2015.
The 107,500 square feet (9,990 m2) Center for Environmental and Life Sciences building, located adjacent to Richardson Hall, opened in 2015. CELS houses the Department of Earth and Environmental Studies and all of its research facilities, the Microscopy and Microanalysis Research Laboratory, the Margaret and Herman Sokol Institute for Pharmaceutical Life Sciences, the New Jersey Center for Water Science and Technology, the PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies, and the interdisciplinary PhD program in Environmental Science and Management. The majority of the funding for this facility came from a bond issue passed by statewide referendum on November 6, 2012.
A 60,000 square feet (5,600 m2) expansion of Morehead Hall, which connects the building with Life Hall and the DuMont TV center to form the Communication and Media Studies Center.
Various expansions, improvements and renovations of current residential buildings, athletic facilities, and academic facilities including College Hall, Partridge Hall, Mallory Hall (now the Center for Computing and Information Science), Life Hall, the Bond House, and Richardson Hall.
Census-designated place
Census-designated place in New Jersey, United States
Montclair State University CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Barbara Brummer, State Director of The Nature Conservancy in New Jersey since 2004. Prior to this she served in leadership roles in industry, including President of Johnson &Johnson Canada Inc., and Worldwide Vice President of the Women's Health and Wellness Franchise. Brummer earned her BA in Biology at MSU in 1968.[57][58]
William E. Gordon (1918–2010), physicist and astronomer, known as the "father of the Arecibo Observatory", director of the Arecibo Observatory and later Professor and Dean at Rice University. He earned B.A. and M. A. degrees from Montclair State College in 1939 and 1942 respectively.[59][60][61]
Paul J. Lioy (1947–2015), Professor, UMDNJ, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School[62]
Anthony Scriffignano, Senior Vice President and Chief Data Scientist for Worldwide Data and Insight, Dun & Bradstreet. He earned a BS, cum laude, in Computer Science in 1982 and an MS in Computer Science in 1985.[57]
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^Martin, Douglas. "W. E. Gordon, Creator of Link to Deep Space, Dies at 92", The New York Times, February 27, 2010. Accessed April 2, 2021. "William Edwin Gordon was born on Jan. 8, 1918, in Paterson, N.J. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from what is now Montclair State University and enlisted in the Army in 1942."
^Fox, Margalit. "Paul Lioy, Scientist Who Analyzed 9/11 Dust and Its Health Effects, Dies at 68", The New York Times, July 11, 2015. Accessed July 12, 2015. "Paul James Lioy was born on May 27, 1947, in Passaic, N.J. He earned a bachelor’s degree in physics from Montclair State College, as it was then known, followed by a master’s degree in the field from Auburn University in Alabama and master’s and doctoral degrees in environmental science from Rutgers."
^Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey: 2004 EditionArchived 2018-05-14 at the Wayback Machine, p. 275. Lawyers Diary and Manual, LLC, 1900. ISBN9781577411871. Accessed February 15, 2018. "Connie Myers, Rep., Holland – Assemblywoman Myers was born in Staten Island, N.Y., on Nov. 14, 1944. She attended public schools in Essex County, and is a 1967 graduate of Montclair State College"
^"Class Notes '80s". Montclair State University Magazine, page 49. Spring 2012.
^"Your Name in Stickup Light Bulbs!"Archived 2018-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, New York Magazine. Accessed February 19, 2018. "Khubani inherited his peculiar acumen from his father, an Indian immigrant and serial entrepreneur who made enough money importing Japanese-made pocket radios—an inexpensive, sixties precursor to the Walkman—to move his family from a third-floor walk-up in Union City to a modest house in Lincoln Park, New Jersey. The lesson wasn’t lost on the budding tycoon, who made his own first foray into direct mail in 1983, after graduating from Montclair State University."
^"Jay Alders ProfileArchived 2018-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, ResinMag.com, February 2010. Accessed February 19, 2018. "I have a Bachelors in Arts from Montclair State University, but I didn't learn anything about painting there."
^Rose, Lisa (2009-10-22). "Tobin Bell 'Saw' the future in horror series". NJ.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2010-05-25. "He earned a master’s degree in environmental education at Montclair State University and worked at the New York Botanical Garden before launching his screen career..."
^Wendy Coakley-Thompson, Ph.D, Page One, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 20, 2012. Accessed January 5, 2020. "Wendy Coakley-Thompson was born to West Indian parents in Brooklyn, New York. She was raised in idyllic Nassau, Bahamas. In 1984, Coakley-Thompson returned stateside to attend Montclair State College (now University), where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech and Theater (Broadcasting)."
^Woo, Elaine. "Paula Danziger, 59; Wrote Novels for Teens", Los Angeles Times, July 10, 2004. Accessed February 19, 2018. "Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Metuchen, N.J., Danziger was the daughter of a garment worker and a nurse who often told interviewers that she grew up in an unhappy family and turned to books 'to escape all the yelling.'... At Montclair State College in New Jersey, she studied to be a teacher instead."
^Kaulessar, Ricardo. "Blue’s Clues returns with New Milford High alum as host", The Record, October 9, 2018. Accessed October 10, 2018. "For Dela Cruz, a 2007 graduate of New Milford High School and 2011 graduate of Montclair State University, it's a role that has challenged him, yet has amazed him."
^"In the Running for California Governor", Los Angeles Times, August 10, 2003, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 6, 2016. Accessed January 15, 2020. "Warren Farrell... Education: B.A. in social studies, Montclair State, 1965; M.A. in political science, UCLA, 1966; PhD in political science, New York University, 1974."
^Blynn, Jamie; and Gajewski, Ryan. "The Bachelor Season 21’s Potential Ladies Include Survivor Winner Michele Fitzgerald", Us Weekly, July 28, 2016. Accessed January 15, 2020. "The Survivor: Kaoh Rong — Brains vs. Brawn vs. Beauty II winner, 25, is a New Jersey native who has worked as a bartender and travel agent. She earned her B.A. from Montclair State University in New Jersey."
^Jewell, Zoe. "Five Fast Facts About Real Housewives Star Camille Grammer", Soap Hub, June 4, 2019. Accessed January 15, 2020. "Though Grammer was born in Newport Beach, California, she actually grew up in New Jersey! She attended Montclair State College in New Jersey and also attended NYU and the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television."
^About Us, Dragon Rider Productions. Accessed May 24, 2021. "Brian received a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcasting at Montclair State University, and minored in both Music History/Theory and Film."
^"Tom Malloy; A Prominent Figure In The Indie Film Scene", Talker of the Town, April 22, 2017. Accessed February 21, 2020. "I was born in Red Bank, NJ, and grew up in farm country NJ, in Hunterdon County in a little town called Whitehouse Station. I attending Hunterdon Central High School, where my co-star in all the plays and musicals was Very Farmiga. As for college, I went to Montclair State University in NJ and brought the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity to that campus as a founding father."
^Klein, Alvin. "Theater; Melba Moore Traces Her Up-and-Down Journeys", The New York Times, June 27, 1999. Accessed February 21, 2020. "Born Beatrice Melba Smith in Harlem, Ms. Moore, moved to Newark at age 9. 'Pick your ghetto,' she said. There, she went to Waverley Elementary School, Cleveland Junior High School and Arts High School, then Teachers College at Montclair State. But she dropped out and did substitute teaching for a year in a high school in Newark in 1964."
^"Alumni Spotlight: Christine Nagy Riding the Waves", Montclair State University School of Communications and Media, December 9, 2014. Accessed April 2, 2021. "WLTW morning personality and Montclair State alumna Christine Nagy would appreciate this quote from 19th century philosopher, Henry David Thoreau, 'You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.'"
^Redman, Grammy Connect. Accessed February 21, 2020. "In 1987, Redman was expelled from Montclair State University his freshman year due to poor academic performance at age 16."
^Gabriele, Michael. "Oppie ambles on an eclectic musical trail", Clifton Journal, August 1, 2014. Accessed May 24, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "As a member of the Clifton Community Band, Chris Opperman was one of 80 musicians who squeezed on the stage at Main Memorial Park.... Affectionately known as 'Oppie' – a nickname bestowed upon him by Community Band Director Robert Morgan -Opperman is working on a Ph.D. at the Mason Gross School of Music at Rutgers University, having completed a master's degree in Music Composition at Montclair State University in 2010."
^Caruso, Victoria. "And the Emmy Goes to...South Plainfield Native Michael Price", TAP into South Plainfield, September 30, 2019. Accessed April 2, 2021. "Price grew up in South Plainfield and is a member of the high school’s Class of 1976. He went on to earn to bachelor’s degree in theater from Montclair State University and a master’s in directing for theater from Tulane University."
^Kuperinsky, Amy. "Hustlers, a real-life strip club drama from N.J.'s Lorene Scafaria, sizzles with Oscar potential", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 16, 2019. Accessed February 21, 2020. "Scafaria’s first foray into crafting stories arrived when she was a child. In order to get free pizza as part of the Pizza Hut Book It! program, she wrote book reports for books that didn’t exist (you know, after she ran out of real books). The alumna of Montclair State University broke through as a writer with her adapted screenplay for Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist, the 2008 film that starred Kat Dennings and Michael Cera."
^Remo, Jessica. "This Jersey girl bewitches as Wickeds' new leading lady", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 7, 2018. Accessed February 21, 2020. "After high school, Vosk attended the Hart School of Music for a semester, but says she felt 'stagnant.' She moved back to New Jersey, went to Montclair State and got a job in investor relations at a boutique firm in the city before she even graduated college." (sic)
^Biese, Alex. "Die Hard is not a Christmas movie. Here are 5 reasons it's a NJ movie", Asbury Park Press, July 16, 2018. Accessed May 24, 2021. "Willis, a member of the 2011 class of the New Jersey Hall of Fame, grew up in Penns Grove, Salem County, graduating from high school there in 1973 and then attending what was then known as Montclair State College to study theater."
^Cimo, Emma. "Carol Blazejowski: The Story of a Montclair State Legend", Medium, December 13, 2016. Accessed April 2, 2021. "In the words of Dr. Jean Ficke, the dean of the Graduate School, Carol Blazejowski is nothing short of a pioneer in the world of women’s basketball. Blazejowski, also known as Blaze, who began her playing career here at Montclair State so many years ago, has become one of the most talented players in the sport and she has since returned to her alma mater as the associate vice president for external relations and university advancement."
^Keith Glauber, Baseball Reference. Accessed April 2, 2021. "Schools: Coastal Carolina University (Conway, SC), Montclair State University (Montclair, NJ)"
^Gregory, George. "Friends reflect on Bishop-elect Nelson Perez before his ordination July 25", CatholicPhilly.com, July 18, 2012. Accessed April 27, 2022. "The bishop-elect attended P.S. Number 4 Elementary School and Memorial High School, both in West New York, N.J., and graduated from Montclair State College in Montclair, N.J., in 1984 with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology with a minor in philosophy."
^Levin, Jay. "Brenda Miller Cooper, 92; opera singer from Teaneck", The Record, April 8, 2008. Accessed April 2, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Brenda Miller Cooper of Teaneck, a Juilliard-trained opera singer who embarked on a career as a music teacher and mentor after leaving the stage, died Thursday. She was 92. The retired Montclair State College professor was giving private voice lessons at her home until a few months ago.... Mrs. Cooper spent two decades at Montclair State, rising from assistant professor of music to associate professor to full professor."
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