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CHSS Launches Policy Studies Major

State Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, Assemblywoman Mila Jasey and Assemblyman Thomas Giblin visited campus last week to help launch the College of Humanities and Social Sciences’ new Policy Studies major, with Coughlin participating in a salon-style conversation with Political Science Department Chairperson Brigid Callahan Harrison.

Character Counts

RYTE Institute co-directors and CEHS professors Miriam Linver and Jennifer Brown Urban received a $150,000 grant from the Kern Family Foundation to support their research into factors that influence character development in adolescents.

In the News

• Pankaj Lal (Earth and Environmental Studies) is quoted in about New Jersey’s plastic bag ban that goes into effect in May. He was also on the same topic.
• and reported on the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s announcement that four universities in the state, including �鶹��ý����, will be receiving $1 million in funds to advance academic research and investment in offshore wind workforce training.
• Patricia Matthew (English) was a guest on , discussing Season 2 of the Netflix series Bridgerton.
• Spotlight PA cited a on juvenile recidivism by Tarika Daftary-Kapur (Justice Studies) and Tina Zottoli (Psychology) for .
• A on Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law, featured a quote by Eva Goldfarb (Public Health) that was originally given to .
• Adweek’s TVNewser blog, which covers the national television news industry, recapped that featured School of Communication and Media students.
• Deva Panambur (Accounting and Finance) was tapped to offer expert commentary in on whether or not you can (or should) contribute to the IRA of a spouse who does not work.
• Elizabeth Wishnick (Political Science and Law) is quoted in about the security alliance between China and the Solomon Islands.

Reminders

• The U.S. premiere of the circus and theater show SMASHED2 by Gandini Juggling debuts at the Alexander Kasser Theater April 21-24. For tickets and showtimes, visit .
• Handshake is coming! On Monday, May 16, �鶹��ý���� moves to Handshake, a new online hub for jobs, internships, career-advising appointments, career events, resources and more. Find more information here.
• Nominations are now being accepted for the Advising Excellence Awards sponsored by the Office of the Provost. Find more information and nomination forms here.
• All faculty and staff are asked to complete the newly revised At-Risk Mental Health Training. To start the training, create a new account at and use Enrollment Key: montclair973.

Kudos

• To Professor Emeritus Neil Baldwin, whose book , which will be published by Alfred A. Knopf in October, is now available for pre-order on Amazon.
• To Christopher Donoghue, associate professor of Sociology, whose latest book, , was recently published by NYU Press. Save 30% with code: BULLYING30-FM.
• To Romayne Eaker-Kelly and the entire staff at the Student Recreation Center, for the Center being named as by Campus Rec magazine, which highlighted its amenities.
• To Patricia Matthew (English), who is one of 33 scholars nationwide selected for at the National Humanities Center, and the first from �鶹��ý����. Matthew will use the fellowship to work on her project, “Gender, Sugar, and the Afterlives of Abolition.”

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