As part of its Black History Month programming, Monmouth’s African Diaspora Studies (ADS) Program, presented “Black Women and Resistance,” on Thursday, Feb. 23. The event featured presentations from three Monmouth faculty and closed with a panel Q&A. Julius Adekunle, Ph.D., Professor for the Department of History and Anthropology and Director of the ADS Program, presented […]
On Jan. 23, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced that the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) would block the AP African American Studies course. The decision was based on the available draft curriculum, claiming the course violated the state’s “Stop Woke Act. ” The official rejection claimed the course “significantly lack[ed] educational value.” Nine days […]
Monmouth’s Climate Crisis Teach-In 2023 kicked off its first event of the semester with “The Sea at our Doorstep – How Rising Sea Level Will Change our Coastal Communities in the Next 30 years and Beyond” on Monday, Jan. 30. As per the University’s website, the overarching goal of the teach-in “is to generate discussion […]
After an eventful number of weeks and 14 failed votes, Kevin McCarthy (R) of CA’s 20th district was elected Speaker of the House on Saturday, Jan. 7. Normally, the House successfully elects their speaker in an almost ceremonial way, swearing in new members on the same day as it elects a leader. In fact, this […]
Midterm elections will take place on Nov. 8, 2022. Democrats currently represent a slight majority in the House, holding 220 seats while Republicans hold only 212 seats. The Senate shows a relatively even split between Republicans and Democrats, with 48 Democrats and two Independents who caucus with them, and 50 Republicans. Vice President Kamala Harris […]