Robin Mama, Ph.D., MSS, LSW, Dean and Professor for the School of Social Work, will step down as dean on June 30, 2023. This announcement was made by Pamela Scott-Johnson, Ph.D., Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, on Thursday, Nov. 8. According to the Provost’s memorandum, Mama will return to the faculty for […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have recently approved the bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine, which protects against the first strain of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant. This booster helps the body’s response to infection at a very high level. Following months of lockdowns and COVID-19 protocols […]
Monmouth University was featured in the 2023 Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges, published on Oct. 25, 2022. The resource, intended to aid college applicants seeking schools with strong commitments to the environment, profiles 455 institutions and ranks the top 50 based on over 25 data points gathered from surveys of students and administrators at […]
Monmouth University’s Counseling and Prevention Services (CPS) partnered with The Seeing Eye to host a “Puppies and Ice Cream” event, aimed at reducing students’ stress as they approach the last few weeks of the semester. According to their website, the Seeing Eye is a nonprofit organization based in Morristown, NJ that trains Seeing Eye dogs […]
David Golland, Ph.D., was recently appointed as the new Dean of the Wayne D. Murray School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Before joining Monmouth’s campus, Golland was previously a professor of history at Governors State University in Chicago, Illinois. He served in a variety of capacities over his 12 years at the institution. Upon ascending […]
The Leon Hess Business School, First to Fly, and the Intercultural Center co-sponsored an event titled, “From Where I Stand,” featuring guest speaker Saul Flores on Monday, Nov. 7. The purpose of the event was to inspire first-generation college students and those of varying backgrounds to overcome their personal, academic, and financial barriers in pursuit […]
A Monmouth University delegation met with officials from the University of Ghana to discuss areas of shared interest and collaboration; more specifically, to renew a previous partnership through the Department of Social Work. The delegation was led by Pamela Scott-Johnson, Ph.D., Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, who met with Gordon A. Awandare, […]
Monmouth’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Communication, Center for Arts, and the Intercultural Center sponsored Mothermotherland, an original performance by Slovo. Theater Group, in Pollak Theatre on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Slovo. Theatre Group is made up of Ukrainian and American actors, playwrights, and directors who have adapted the work of Ukrainian author […]
Monmouth’s Department of Communications announced its decision to offer Sports Communication as a major concentration. Prior to this decision, Sports Communication was only offered as an undergraduate minor. The Department has hosted a selection of sports communication classes as elective and minor-fulfilling courses for over ten years. Aaron Furgason, Ph.D., Chair and Associate Professor for […]
On Tuesday, Oct. 11, Monmouth University’s Music Industry Program was named one of Billboard magazine’s top music business schools for 2022. According to its website, “Billboard’s top music business schools are chosen based on industry recommendations, alumni information provided by honorees from our multiple power lists, information requested from each school, and nearly a decade […]