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Monmouth College's Burmese graduates closely watching political unrest in Myanmar
The Southeast Asian country of Myanmar has been embroiled in political and civil strife since the military rulers overthrew the nation's democratically elected ruling party on the morning of Feb. 1. Monmouth College graduate Ei Ei Khine '18 received...
Feb 25, 2021, 3:23pm EST
Monmouth College Named to National Honor Roll for Its Work with Community College Students
Monmouth College has been recognized as one of the nation's most transfer-friendly schools for community college students. The College has been named to Phi Theta Kappa's 2021 Transfer Honor Roll. Phi Theta Kappa is the leading academic honorary soc...
Feb 25, 2021, 10:17am EST
Despite unusual senior year, Galesburg's Bowman progressing toward health-related career
Alison Bowman '21 didn't get the full four-year Monmouth College experience, but the senior biopsychology major is still grateful for the time she spent on campus. Bowman transferred to Monmouth in 2019 from her hometown school, Carl Sandburg Colleg...
Feb 23, 2021, 4:05pm EST
Monmouth College spring sports teams will compete this academic year
Monmouth College athletics will return to competition this spring. The announcement by Monmouth officials follows the decision by the Midwest Conference Presidents Council that the conference will hold competition for the spring sports of baseball, ...
Feb 19, 2021, 5:13pm EST
'Truth, Justice and the American Way' in comics is topic of Feb. 23 Monmouth College talk
Monmouth College faculty member Chris Goble has a lot to say about one of his passions - comic books. And one of the things Goble says when speaking about that topic is that comic books themselves have a lot to say. At 7 p.m. Feb. 23, Goble will ...
Feb 17, 2021, 1:30pm EST
Monmouth College to stage two-actor 'Gruesome Playground Injuries,' Feb. 25-28
When Monmouth College theatre professor Todd Quick was planning his department's next production in the midst of a pandemic, he decided to think small. Very small. Quick will direct a two-person cast in Rajiv Joseph's 2009 play Gruesome Playgroun...
Feb 16, 2021, 11:01am EST
Emotions have 'a history,' says scholar who will deliver Monmouth College's Fox Lecture
Can a person be angry at someone and afraid of them at the same time? According to an upcoming Monmouth College speaker, one of the most famous philosophers of all time, Aristotle, said the answer is "No." David Konstan, a professor of classics ...
Feb 15, 2021, 12:15pm EST
Free COVID-19 Testing Offered to Residents of Henderson and Warren Counties
Monmouth College will offer free COVID-19 testing for residents of Henderson and Warren counties. Testing will be from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays on the ground floor of the Haldeman-Thiessen Science Building.. Monmouth College has contrac...
Feb 13, 2021, 1:50pm EST
Monmouth College's Alex Tanney named as one of new coaches for NFL's Eagles
Former Monmouth College standout Alex Tanney retired from the National Football League on Tuesday, but it didn't take him long to find his next NFL gig. On Thursday, the Philadelphia Eagles announced they'd hired Tanney to join first-year head coach...
Feb 12, 2021, 4:43pm EST
Monmouth College's Mamary produces new book on Harry Potter
Monmouth College philosophy professor Anne Mamary has been a huge fan of the Harry Potter series for two decades, so much so that she even teaches a course called "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Soul." Mamary now has another text that she can u...
Feb 12, 2021, 3:22pm EST