Navient, America’s largest student loan company, is currently embroiled in a federal lawsuit that was filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Jan. 18. According to the lawsuit Navient, misallocated payments, steered people into costly plans, supplied the wrong information, and ignored borrowers’ please for help.
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Flu Spike May Be Decreasing Amongst Students
According to a report released by the New Jersey Department of Health and Care, there were high levels of influenza activity throughout the state in January. Monmouth County is the highest flu-infected county within New Jersey with a total of 135 cases thus far.
University Welcomes New Dean of the Honors School
Walter Greason, Ph.D. of the History and Anthropology Department was appointed as Dean of the Honors School this semester. He hopes to use his lifetime of diverse experiences to develop the Honors School to create a more meaningful and impactful program.
Art and Design Faculty Show Their Talents in New Exhibit
Over 60 students, faculty, and members of the University community gathered in Rechnitz Hall’s DiMattio Gallery for the opening reception of works created by faculty of the Art and Design Department on Friday, Jan. 27.
Millennials: Overeducated and Underpaid
Millennials make 20 percent less than Boomers did at the same stage in life, according to a report published on Jan. 13 by research advocacy group, Young Invincibles. The report titled, Measuring Generational Declines Between Baby Boomers & Millennials, used a cross-generational analysis of millennials and Baby Boomers.
Scholarship Week Returns in April
The University’s annual Student Scholarship Week will celebrate the academic accomplishments of its students from April 17-23. Throughout the week students display their scholarly contributions in various areas including research, writing, service learning, art, musical, and theater productions.
MU Hosts Final Winter Graduation
Graduate and Undergraduate Students Walk Together For the Last Time
Approximately 430 graduate and undergraduate students were awarded degrees in the University’s last winter commencement in the OceanFirst Bank Center on Friday, Jan. 13.
Bruce Springsteen Comes to Monmouth to Announce Launch of Archives and Center for American Music
Springsteen Reveals Partnership With University
The University has been named the official archival center for Bruce Springsteen’s works and memorabilia with plans to launch the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music.
New Year: New Minimum Wage
New Jersey workers experienced a $0.06 minimum wage increase on Jan. 1, 2017. NJ is one of 19 states that experienced a minimum wage increase that raised the minimum wage in the state from $8.38 to $8.44.
Students Make History in Women’s March
Students Demonstrate Peacefully in New York City
Over 40 students, faculty, and other members of the University community took to the streets in the Women’s March with more than 300,000 peaceful demonstrators in a trip hosted by the Gender Studies Program and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences on Saturday, Jan. 21.