Pamela E. Scott-Johnson, Ph.D., Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, joined Hettie V. Williams Ph.D., on an episode of “This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture,” a weekly podcast produced by the Black and African Diaspora Forum United (BADFU), on Monday, Sept. 6. The senior VP discussed her research interests and transition […]
The University has transitioned away from virtual learning for the fall semester, with 75 percent of undergraduate courses and 68 percent of graduate courses being taught in person. For many, this has raised concerns over the safety of returning to campus due to the ongoing pandemic. Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Pamela […]
President of the East Coast Gang Investigators Association Edwin Torres spoke with members of the Guardians Club regarding the rise of youth street gangs, on Wednesday, Sept. 15. “I’ve been on the job for 33 years,” Torres said. “Almost all of my career has been dedicated to addressing street gangs.” Torres began his career as […]
The Monmouth University School of Humanities and Social Sciences held a panel discussion on the wrongful convictions of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter and John Artis on Friday, Sept. 17. The event took place over Zoom and featured panelists John Artis, H. Lee Sarokin, Lesra Martin, Vanessa Potkin, and moderator Raymond M. Brown. “All institutions of higher […]
The Office of the President sent a University-wide email highlighting the efforts made by the departments of Campus Planning and Facilities Management on improving the school’s grounds, on Friday, Sept. 17. This initiative for improvement is a part of President Leahy’s Five-Year Strategic plan for Monmouth—a culmination of endeavors that identify the University with three […]
Monmouth’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS) held an outdoor community event in honor of National Suicide Prevention Day on Friday, Sep. 10, bringing awareness to the second-leading cause of death in young adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As students walked in and out of the Rebecca Stafford Student Center, […]
President Patrick F. Leahy Ed.D., and Specialist Professor of Communication Matt Harmon discussed the fall semester on their weekly “Monmouth Mondays” podcast on Friday, Sep. 3. The episode detailed COVID-19 related health protocols and updates to campus facilities. “We so desperately wanted COVID to be in the rearview mirror,” Leahy said. “We got to May […]
The University’s Annual Involvement Fair took place this past Friday, Sep. 10, one of the first major, in-person events held on campus since the COVID-19 outbreak during the spring 2020 semester. Although last fall’s fair was held online, the Center of Student Activities was eager to reinstate the event this year as a live and […]
Patrick Murray, Director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, joined the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA)’s IssuesWatch Podcast to discuss the sampling process behind political polling. Polling raises credulity, Murray explained. “How could you interview 500-800 thousand people and get something that is pretty close to what millions of people think? The […]
Despite the ongoing uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic and new concerns over the Delta variant, Monmouth University has started to return to a sense of normalcy this fall. “If you look at last year compared to this year, course delivery has shifted almost completely to in-person instruction because that was our goal and our focus,” […]