Graduate students taking Advanced Race and Racism (EDC-520) held a tabling event open to the University community on “How to be an Antiracist” Monday, Nov. 28. The program was advertised as an opportunity to provide students and faculty with information on the impact of racism, in addition to the steps people can take to become […]
Monmouth University Athletics announced the addition of two positions to the Student-Athlete Development department to expand its mental health and sports performance services. Alyssa Ercolino now serves as the department’s first full-time Sports Behavioral Health Specialist. She is joined by Pete Economou, Ph.D., ABPP, who has been hired as a Sport Psychologist Consultant. “I truly […]
Several of the Leon Hess Business School’s (LHBS) faculty have received various distinctions throughout this semester for their commitment to quality research and, ultimately, their students. Robert H. Scott III, Ph.D., Professor for the Department of Economics, Finance, and Real Estate, was named the Arthur and Dorothy Greenbaum/Robert Ferguson/NJAR Endowed Chair in Real Estate Policy […]
Saliba Sarsar, Ph.D., Professor for the Department of Political Science and Sociology, hosted a presentation on the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with guest speaker, Rabbi Ron Kronish, Ed.D., on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The discussion was held as an online forum and in-person, open for all Monmouth students and faculty members to join. The presentation […]
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 […]