Monmouth University issued a shelter in place advisory following a report of a possible armed individual on campus late on Wednesday, March 22. After nearly four hours of lockdown and investigation by both campus and local law enforcement, it was revealed that the suspected firearm was actually a curling iron. The University announced the presence […]
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Administration Makes Academic Calendar Changes Without Faculty Input
The academic calendar will change starting in spring of 2024, with a start date of Tuesday, Jan. 30 and end date of Monday, May 6, according to the University’s WebAdvisor. These changes were made by the University’s administration without notice or collaboration from the Faculty Council or the Faculty Association of Monmouth University (FAMCO). The […]
Tessa Carr Discusses Performance and Social Justice
ArtNOW hosted a visiting artist talk featuring feminist theatre and performance studies scholar Tessa Carr on Monday, March 20. Carr is an Associate Professor of Theatre at Auburn University and in her tenth year as Artistic Director of Mosaic Theatre Company (MTC), a year-round ensemble whose purpose is to “foster dialogue and create a more […]
Senior Week Festivities to Commence on May 2
The Class of 2023 is gearing up for Senior Week, a week filled with activities and events graduating seniors can attend for free or at a discounted rate. Tickets for Senior Week, which runs from Tuesday, May 2 to Monday, May 8, are on sale until Friday, April 14, or until they sell out. The […]
Florida’s House Bill 999 Sparks DiscussionAmong MU Community Members
Florida’s House Bill 999, introduced on Feb. 21 by Republican Representative Alex Andrade, aims to ban funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at Florida institutions and remove any major or minor relating to Critical Race Theory, Gender Studies, and Intersectionality, as Forbes reported. According to NBC News, many students at Florida public universities have […]
WBB Makes NCAA Tournament For First Time Since 1983
Monmouth University women’s basketball had their most successful season in over a decade, winning the CAA tournament in their very first season in the conference and earning the chance to compete for a spot in the NCAA tournament. The Lady Hawks began their crusade with a last-second defeat of Stony Brook on Saturday, March 4, […]
Professor and Student Travel to India for Conference
Rekha Datta, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science and Freed Endowed Chair in Social Sciences, and Lenien Jamir, junior international student-athlete studying political science and sociology, co-authored a paper and presented their research at the Interdisciplinary International Conference held at Adamas University in Kolkata India, from Jan. 2 to 3. Their paper, “Confluence and Anomaly of […]
The Outlook Attends ACP Spring National Media Conference
Members of The Outlook editorial staff traveled to San Francisco, California to attend the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) Spring National College Media Conference from Thursday, March 9 through Saturday, March 11. With 118 colleges and over 750 students in attendance, the three day conference featured a schedule full of workshops, breakout sessions, and panel discussions. […]
Sports Industry Club Organizes Madison Square Garden Trip
The Sports Industry Club (SIC) organized and executed a multi-club sponsored trip to Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York City, New York on Tuesday, March 7. The trip was open to the entire University community and drew an attendance of over 50 Monmouth students. The clubs that helped sponsor this endeavor included HawkTV, Public […]
Faculty Discuss Sexism in Academia
In honor of Women’s History Month, the affiliated faculty of the Program in Gender and Intersectionality Studies (PGIS) weighed in on the pervasiveness of sexism within the academe, which refers to the academic world in which professors and students study, as well as Monmouth University. They emphasized that even in the 21st Century, sexism still […]