According to FiveThrirtyEight, an independent election poll analysis site, Monmouth University’s Polling Institute was ranked as the fifth best in the country out of 539 organizations. Patrick Murray, Director of the Polling Institute, said, “We try to merge the best of academic survey research and campaign-style polling. I think that has played a role in […]
More than 100 municipalities across the United States have implemented bans or limitations on the use of gas-powered leaf blowers, according to “The Problem with Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers” in “The Washington Post,” due to the health and environmental risks they pose. In New Jersey, most bans are seasonal, with a few towns having banned these […]
Monmouth University’s Winter Ball, co-hosted by the Student Activities Board (SAB) and Resident Hall Association (RHA), is set to take place on Saturday, Feb. 10 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Great Hall. Maria Vasquez Garcia, Area Coordinator for Residential Life, described the nature of the event, “This is a huge staple at […]
On Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music (BSACAM) hosted a conference to commemorate the year 1964 and the Beatles. The Beatles have contributed more than sixty years’ worth of music and history, and this month marks a very special anniversary for the band: it is the 60th anniversary […]
Monmouth University social work graduate student Sophia Caporusso, alongside social work associate professors Anne Deepak, Ph.D., and Michael Cronin, Ph.D., co-authored statements on behalf of the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) that were submitted to and published by the United Nations (UN). The UN North American team submitted these statements to the United Nations […]
The Leon Hess Business School (LHBS) and Monmouth’s Music Industry Program co-sponsored the annual H.R. Young Lecture Series last semester, hosting Carmine Coppola, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sony Entertainment, as the keynote speaker. The Great Hall Auditorium housed the event, titled “Decoding the Music Industry,” which was attended by an audience […]
Monmouth University alumna, Margaret “Maggie” Abitanto, is heading to the Miss New Jersey USA Pageant this 2024 season after a year of preparation and her self-help journey. Abitanto is a 2022 graduate who studied criminal justice and was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi (AOII) where she served a term as president, as well as […]
In honor of Black History Month (BHM), the Intercultural Center will host lectures, alumni panels, artists, and social events available to all members of the Monmouth community throughout the entire month of February. BHM’s national theme this year is African Americans and the Arts. The Intercultural Center has 12 events scheduled, some of which are […]
Doug Tallamy, Ph.D., Professor of Entomology at the University of Delaware, presented “Fighting Climate Change at Home: Homegrown National Park” at the Climate Teach-In on Tuesday, Jan. 23 in Pollak Theater. Co-sponsored by the Leon Hess Business School and the School of Social Work, the presentation filled up almost every seat in the theater. “Over […]
David Hamilton Golland, Ph.D., Dean of the Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of History, will have his third book “Livin’ Just to Find Emotion: Journey and the Story of American Rock” released on Tuesday, Feb. 6 by the Thunder Road Books in Spring Lake, NJ.The book talks about Journey’s […]