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The Monmouth University College Democrats and College Republicans hosted a bipartisan event in the Center for Active Citizenship, last Wednesday, March 27. 

The University’s first Inclusion Week has commenced on campus. Events have run from Monday, April 1 through Saturday, April 6.  

University President Grey Dimenna, Esq., informed students that annual tuition will increase 3.85 percent to $38,879, beginning with the summer 2019 sessions, in an email announcement his office sent ahead of the spring recess.   

Monmouth University’s Masters of Social Work program (MSW) has been ranked in the top 100 nationwide among 253 institutions based on a recent “2020 Best Graduate Schools” rankings from U.S. News & World Report.

Lisa Dinella, Ph.D., Director of the Monmouth Gender Studies Program and a professor of gender studies, was invited to speak on a podcast on children’s toys and gender on the National Public Radio (NPR), which aired on Monday, March 18.   

Over 225 seniors attended the graduating classes first ever “50 Days to Kickoff Graduation Celebration,” a free event open to all seniors, in Ocean First Bank Center Varsity Club Tuesday, March 26.

The Dunkin Donuts in the Rebecca Stafford Student Center experienced a credit card processing issue from Jan. 26 through March 13.

Senate President Stephen Sweeny held a town hall meeting to conduct a discussion about fiscal reforms in the “Path to Progress” report in Wilson Auditorium, on Monday, March 11. 

Racist Yearbook Photos Resurface, University Responds

University President Grey Dimenna, Esq., condemned the existence of 13 individual offensive photographs in yearbooks going back from the 1960s to the 1980s in an email statement to the entire campus community on Feb. 27.

University Changes Policy for Graduation

Monmouth University will be changing the 128-credit requirement for graduation to 120 credits effective fall semester of 2020.