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May graduate Nelson alters direction, to study public health at Tufts University
A biology major with a minor in chemistry, May graduate Ben Nelson had a decision to make as his post-Monmouth College future came into sharper focus. That decision, fueled in some ways by the COVID-19 pandemic, will keep Nelson in the scientific re...
Jul 7, 2020, 10:08am EDT

Monmouth Women's Golf Trio Named WGCA All-American Scholars
For the second consecutive year, three Monmouth College women's golfers were named All-American Scholars by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) after seniors Haley Hoekstra (Manville, Ill./Woodland) and Kaniesha Whatley (Nashville, Tenn./Hume F...
Jul 6, 2020, 4:00am EDT

Monmouth Women's Golf Trio Named WGCA All-American Scholars
For the second consecutive year, three Monmouth College women's golfers were named All-American Scholars by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) after seniors Haley Hoekstra (Manville, Ill./Woodland) and Kaniesha Whatley (Nashville, Tenn./Hume F...
Jul 6, 2020, 4:00am EDT

Book by Monmouth College's Hagen to focus on nature and environment in ancient world
A Monmouth College professor who is blazing a trail in her teaching will now write a book to help others follow in her path. Classics professor Adrienne Hagen recently signed a contract with Routledge for a book titled Nature and the Environment in...
Jul 2, 2020, 12:23pm EDT

Scots' Swim Teams Earn Prestigious National Academic Award
For the first time in the history of the program, Monmouth College's men's and women's swim teams have earned Scholar All-America Team status from the College Swimming and Diving Coaches' Association of America (CSCAA) in the same season. The Fighti...
Jul 2, 2020, 4:00am EDT

Like the U.S. Supreme Court, Monmouth College class had opinions on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau case
One of the more consequential cases of the 2019-20 United States Supreme Court term regarding the limits of presidential power was closely followed by a Monmouth College political science class, including two May graduates who are heading to law school...
Jul 1, 2020, 3:48pm EDT

Midwest Conference Announces All Systems Tentatively a Go for Fall Season
The Midwest Conference - of which Monmouth College has been a member since 1924 - said today that it is moving forward with plans to host intercollegiate athletic competition for the fall 2020 season barring changes in infection rates in the Midwest. T...
Jun 30, 2020, 12:05pm EDT

Four Scots Baseball Seniors Take NCAA's Fifth Year COVID Eligibility Offer
It was an offer too good for four Monmouth College baseball seniors to pass up: get an extra year of eligibility from the NCAA after COVID-19 wiped out their spring season. First baseman Mike Dato (Oswego, Ill./Oswego), pitcher Arturo Monroy (Chicag...
Jun 29, 2020, 4:00am EDT

Four Scots Baseball Seniors Take NCAA's Fifth Year COVID Eligibility Offer
It was an offer too good for four Monmouth College baseball seniors to pass up: get an extra year of eligibility from the NCAA after COVID-19 wiped out their spring season. First baseman Mike Dato (Oswego, Ill./Oswego), pitcher Arturo Monroy (Chicag...
Jun 29, 2020, 4:00am EDT

Pandemic gives Monmouth College science faculty special summer research opportunities
This is the time of year when several Monmouth College science majors can typically be found on campus in their role as Kieft Summer Research Students. Established in 2010 and named in memory of the late Monmouth chemistry professor Richard "Doc" Ki...
Jun 25, 2020, 8:46am EDT