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Monmouth University Production Services collaborated with Save Barnegat Bay (SBB), a local environmental nonprofit organization, to produce Drift, a feature-length documentary that tells the story of Barnegat Bay and its natural, recreational, and economic roles in the watershed community. “The objective of Production Services is to work with nonprofits to build community engagement and allow […]
After 44 years at Monmouth University, 22 of which were spent as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Thomas Pearson, Ph.D., announced his retirement as a full-time faculty member in the Department of History and Anthropology. Pearson, who first joined the department in 1978, served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs under […]
When I was going on college tours in high school, I had a very difficult time finding a place that felt like it could be my home for the next four years. Tour after tour, I was left feeling unsatisfied and craving something that simply wasn’t there. I couldn’t pinpoint what it was, but I […]
Johanna Foster, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology, Endowed Chair in Social Ethics, and President of The Faculty Union at Monmouth University (FAMCO), received the 2022 Marilyn Sternberg Award from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). According to the AAUP, the award was established in 1981 and recognizes the AAUP member “who best demonstrates concern […]
With finals around the corner, it’s important to remember to value your physical and mental health. This starts with recognizing that schoolwork is never more important than your own wellbeing. At the end of the day, grades do not matter as much as you do. Most students want to do their best academically and see […]
The Faculty Association and the Helen Bennett McMurray Endowment for Social Ethics hosted a webinar about the impact of for-profit outsourcing in higher education on Thursday, March 31. The featured guest speaker was Stephanie Hall, Ph.D., senior fellow and teacher education policy expert from The Century Foundation, one of the oldest public policy research institutes […]
Monmouth University’s Institute for Global Understanding (IGU) hosted a Global Visionary Lecture titled “From War to Peace and Human Dignity: The United Nations and a Transformative Global Order” on Thursday, March 31. Ramu Damodaran, former chief of the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), was awarded the University’s Global Visionary Award, followed by a lecture and […]
Harry Styles’ new single “As It Was” became the most-streamed song in the United States in a single day after its release on Thursday, March 31. According to Spotify, the song was streamed 8.3 billion times on its release date, surpassing Olivia Rodrigo’s “Driver’s License,” which had previously held the record with 8 million streams […]
The Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies has experienced concerning enrollment trends and questions about academic leadership, presenting potential issues for students in the Nursing, Health and Physical Education, Occupational Therapy, and Physician Assistant departments. Concerns regarding student enrollment have been especially prevalent for the University’s Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) […]
The Board of Trustees approved a 3.69 percent increase to the University’s tuition and comprehensive fee, which was announced in an email sent to the campus community by President Patrick Leahy on Thursday, March 10. According to Leahy, this increase equates to roughly $1,536 per year. In his email, Leahy noted that this marked the […]