  {"id":2,"date":"2025-08-20T17:20:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T17:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-06-10T12:28:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:28:33","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"School for Interdisciplinary Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"prpl-homepage-hero short mlt-background-cover\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/responsive-media/cache/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/2025/11/GettyImages-484628930_flipped_extended_v2.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg);\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/296\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-484628930_flipped_extended_v2.jpg\" src=\"/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/responsive-media/cache/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/2025/11/GettyImages-484628930_flipped_extended_v2.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"photo of students working at table\"\/><h1 id=\"content-start\">School for Interdisciplinary Studies<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"hero-footer\"><div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\"><span class=\"prpl-button ghost-white full-width\"><a href=\"#programs\">Featured Programs<\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\"><span class=\"prpl-button ghost-white full-width\"><a href=\"#contact\">Contact Us<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-band no-margin\"><div class=\"text-content\"><br \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column three-fourths\">\n<h2>We shape mindsets and unleash imaginations to create social transformation.<\/h2>\n<p>Through interdisciplinary educational programs, collaborative research and scholarship, and partnership with the community, the School for Interdisciplinary Studies aims to cultivate habits of mind, create new knowledge, and build lasting solutions\u2014guided by compassion, purpose, and a commitment to justice. We\u2019re not just imagining a better future, we are building it.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-fourth\"><div class='inset lt-gray'>\n<h2>Connect with us<\/h2>\n<div class=\"prpl-icon-bar\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\/\/x.com\/montclair_isst\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/296\/2025\/08\/twitter-x-smaller-black.svg\" alt=\"X logo\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\/\/instagram.com\/montclair_isst\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/296\/2025\/08\/instagram-smaller.svg\" alt=\"instagram logo\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"programs\">Featured Programs<\/h2>\n<div class=\"masonry-set\"><div class=\"tile mlt-background-cover\"><div class=\"background-holder\" style=\"background-image: url(/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/responsive-media/cache/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/2025/08/050919_5246_Sprague-Library.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg);\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/296\/2025\/08\/050919_5246_Sprague-Library.jpg\" src=\"/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/responsive-media/cache/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/2025/08/050919_5246_Sprague-Library.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"student standing between two book shelves in library, holding book and looking up at shelf\"\/><\/div><div class=\"content-holder\">\n<h3>BA in Interdisciplinary Studies<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/programs\/ba-interdisciplinary-studies\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tile light mlt-background-cover\"><div class=\"background-holder\" style=\"background-image: url(/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/responsive-media/cache/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/2025/08/042924_00894_Students_Studying-LAROSA.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg);\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/wp-content\/\/uploads\/sites\/296\/2025\/08\/042924_00894_Students_Studying-LAROSA.jpg\" src=\"/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/responsive-media/cache/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/2025/08/042924_00894_Students_Studying-LAROSA.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"content-holder\">\n<h3>Social Impact Certificate<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/programs\/social-impact-certificate\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tile responsive-clear double-width mlt-background-cover\"><div class=\"background-holder\" style=\"background-image: url(/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/responsive-media/cache/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/2026/06/gsws-homepagehero-studentsbohn.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg);\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/296\/2026\/06\/gsws-homepagehero-studentsbohn.jpg\" src=\"/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/responsive-media/cache/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/2026/06/gsws-homepagehero-studentsbohn.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"content-holder\">\n<h3>Gender, Sexuality, and Women&#8217;s Studies<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/gender-sexuality-and-womens-studies\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tile responsive-clear double-width mlt-background-cover\"><div class=\"background-holder\" style=\"background-image: url(/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/responsive-media/cache/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/2026/06/091923_46671_CHSS-Writing-Workshop-Enhanced-NR.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg);\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/296\/2026\/06\/091923_46671_CHSS-Writing-Workshop-Enhanced-NR.jpg\" src=\"/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/responsive-media/cache/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/2026/06/091923_46671_CHSS-Writing-Workshop-Enhanced-NR.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"male student in writing class\"\/><\/div><div class=\"content-holder\">\n<h3>Writing Studies<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/writing-studies\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tile responsive-clear double-width mlt-background-cover\"><div class=\"background-holder\" style=\"background-image: url(/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/responsive-media/cache/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/2025/08/shutterstock_17497543_homepagehero-scaled-1.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg);\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/296\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_17497543_homepagehero-scaled-1.jpg\" src=\"/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/responsive-media/cache/interdisciplinary-school-for-social-transformation/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/2025/08/shutterstock_17497543_homepagehero-scaled-1.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Vitruvian Man by Leonardo DiVinci\"\/><\/div><div class=\"content-holder\">\n<h3>Medical Humanities<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/medical-humanities\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-band lt-gray no-margin\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2>Shape the Future: Become a Change-Leader through Interdisciplinary Studies<\/h2>\n<p>Are you ready to be a catalyst for real change? At the School for Interdisciplinary Studies, we don&#8217;t just study societal problems &#8212; we dig deeply to solve them at their roots. Through interdisciplinary coursework, research, internships, and community engagement, our programs prepare you for careers spanning public service to healthcare, education to business, the arts, and beyond &#8212; wherever innovation and leadership are needed.<\/p>\n<p>Think boldly. Lead creatively. Change the world.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/admissions\/apply-and-check-status\/\">Apply Now<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-band no-margin\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2>Our Faculty<\/h2>\n<p>Our School is guided by expert faculty from across the University, spanning the humanities, sciences, technology, and the arts. Their collective knowledge fosters a curriculum that encourages critical thinking, innovation, and the integration of diverse perspectives.\u200b<\/p>\n<p class='a11y-label'><!-- fetch new: 489.13 ms --><!-- decode:  0.18 ms --><!-- output:  0.04 ms --><\/p><ul class=\"profile-grid\"><li><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" alt=\"Laura Nicosia profile photo\" data-original-image=\"\/profilepages\/media\/471\/user\/0316223217chsslauranicosia.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/profilepages\/media\/471\/user\/0316223217chsslauranicosia.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"profile-text\"><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~nicosiala\">Laura Nicosia<\/a><\/span><span class=\"title\">Interim Director, Interdisciplinary School for Social Transformation<\/span><span class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:nicosiala@montclair.edu\">nicosiala@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" alt=\"Zachary Dorsey profile photo\" data-original-image=\"\/profilepages\/media\/14225\/user\/zacharydorseybiophoto2touchedupcopy.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/profilepages\/media\/14225\/user\/zacharydorseybiophoto2touchedupcopy.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"profile-text\"><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~dorseyz\">Zachary Dorsey<\/a><\/span><span class=\"title\">Associate Professor<\/span><span class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:dorseyz@montclair.edu\">dorseyz@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" alt=\"Jefferson Gatrall profile photo\" data-original-image=\"\/profilepages\/media\/1959\/user\/headshot.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/profilepages\/media\/1959\/user\/headshot.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"profile-text\"><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~gatrallj\">Jefferson Gatrall<\/a><\/span><span class=\"title\">Associate Professor<\/span><span class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:gatrallj@montclair.edu\">gatrallj@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" alt=\"Fanny Lauby profile photo\" data-original-image=\"\/profilepages\/media\/12333\/user\/laubysmallwebpic.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/profilepages\/media\/12333\/user\/laubysmallwebpic.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"profile-text\"><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~laubyf\">Fanny Lauby<\/a><\/span><span class=\"title\">Associate Professor<\/span><span class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:laubyf@montclair.edu\">laubyf@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" alt=\"Jessica Restaino profile photo\" data-original-image=\"\/profilepages\/media\/988\/user\/0424142878chsswritingclass.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/profilepages\/media\/988\/user\/0424142878chsswritingclass.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"profile-text\"><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~restainoj\">Jessica Restaino<\/a><\/span><span class=\"title\">Chairperson<\/span><span class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:restainoj@montclair.edu\">restainoj@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<p><a name=\"contact\"><\/a><br \/>\n<div class=\"contact-info\"><div class=\"contact-info-header\"><span>Contact School for Interdisciplinary Studies<\/span><\/div><div class=\"contact-info-body\"><dl><div class=\"contact-info-group\"><dt>Location:<\/dt><dd>Dickson Hall 401<\/dd><\/div><div class=\"contact-info-group\"><dt>Phone:<\/dt><dd><a href=\"tel:973-655-4228\" class=\"a11y-phone-number\">973-655-4228<\/a><\/dd><\/div><div class=\"contact-info-group\"><dt>Email:<\/dt><dd><a href=\"mailto:isst@montclair.edu\">isst@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd><\/div><\/dl><\/div><\/div><br 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