President Patrick Leahy Ed.D. sent an email to the University community condemning hateful comments made on Yik Yak, a popular social media platform known for its anonymity, on Monday, Jan. 17. “It has been brought to the University’s attention that there are a number of offensive posts targeting members of the Monmouth University community circulating […]
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My Home Away From Home: Thank You, Outlook
Life is all about choices. You can choose one direction over another, you can choose to change course or keep moving forward, hoping you made the right decision. In 2014 I was a sophomore who had written a few articles for the school paper but I wasn’t sure I had what it took to be […]
Undefeated Student Eric Nolan to Fight Live at Hard Rock Casino
Eric “Night Time” Nolan, Monmouth University Student, is preparing for a Welterweight fight against Shane WhiteEagle at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Friday, Dec. 17. The fight will be broadcasted live on the UFC Fight Pass App and streaming service as part of the “Cage Fury 104” Fighting […]
MU Policy Debate Team Moves to Quarter Final Playoff Round
Monmouth University’s Policy Debate Team’s co-captain Catherine Melman-Kenny and Alexander Mykulyn made it to the Quarter Final Playoff round at a debate tournament hosted by the University of Wyoming, running from Friday, Dec. 3 through Sunday, Dec. 5. The team of co-captain Nicholas Yalch and Sabria Smith received a team award for reaching the octa-final […]
Faculty Reflect On The COP26 Climate Summit
Monmouth University hosted a virtual discussion panel with Tony MacDonald and Randall Abate to explore their impressions of the UN’s COP26 climate change summit on Thursday, Dec. 2. MacDonald, Director of Monmouth University’s Urban Coast Institute (UCI), and Abate, Rechnitz Family/UCI Endowed Chair in Marine and Environmental Law, attended the conference in Glasgow as observers […]
Monmouth Community Gifted Free Access to Wall Street Journal
Monmouth’s Leon Hess Business School and Guggenheim Memorial Library recently announced their conjoined partnership with The Wall Street Journal in providing free, digital access to all Monmouth community members starting Friday, Dec. 3. This initiative was made possible by the generous donation of two community members, one of whom is an alumnus from the University’s […]
Pandemic-Era Socialization: A Student Perspective
Technology has played a large role in students’ experiences with classes and socialization during the COVID-19 pandemic. While it offered broad horizons and significant opportunities in terms of online learning and staying connected with friends via social media, some students have found that excessively plugging in had a detrimental effect on their overall college experience. […]
Alumni in Management Series Talks Pharmaceutical Advertising Niche
Monmouth University’s Alumni in Management (AIM) Series, a Zoom program that features alumni who educate undergraduates about the professional world, hosted its third and final event of the semester on Wednesday, Nov. 17. Organized by Joe Palazzolo, Ed.D., Instructor in the Management and Leadership Department within the Leon Hess Business School, the goal is to […]
Director Murray Talks End of “Horse Race” Polling
Patrick D. Murray, Director of The Polling Institute at Monmouth University, appeared on the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast to discuss his opinion about putting an end to horse-race polling on Monday, Nov. 15. Murray’s appearance on the podcast came following an article he wrote for NJ.com titled “‘I Blew It.’ Maybe It’s Time To Get Rid […]
World Cinema Series Analyzes International Drama Atlantics
The World Cinema Series returned with an analysis of the 2019 romantic drama Atlantics. An illumination of the theme “Living on the Edge: Displacement, Identity, and Resilience,” virtual discussion was hosted by Thomas Pearson, Ph.D., and led by Julius Adekunle, Ph.D., Professor in the department of History and Anthropology and Lisa Vetere, Ph.D., Associate Professor […]