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Freshmen Make History at Monmouth College
Two Chicagoland residents are making history at Monmouth College. Julia Oakson of Lombard and Shannon Wilbourne of Chicago have been named the inaugural William J. and Beverly Goldsborough Scholars at the national liberal arts college. Monmouth's...
Sep 11, 2018, 11:34am EDT
Chicagoland Residents Make History at Monmouth College
Two Chicagoland residents are making history at Monmouth College. Julia Oakson of Lombard and Shannon Wilbourne of Chicago have been named the inaugural William J. and Beverly Goldsborough Scholars at the national liberal arts college. Monmouth's...
Sep 11, 2018, 11:22am EDT
Monmouth College Rises in U.S. News & World Report College Rankings
Strong leadership and a major investment in academic quality have helped Monmouth College continue its ascent in U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges. The guide's 2019 rankings, released Sept. 10, placed Monmouth No. 135 nationally among the public...
Sep 10, 2018, 12:08am EDT
St. Ledger celebrated for 45 years of service to Monmouth College faculty, students
Nancy St. Ledger didn't expect to receive a permanent position when she was hired in 1973 to be a part-time secretary for Monmouth College's chief fundraiser. But 45 years to the day after she started work at the College on Sept. 6, 1973, the Monmou...
Sep 7, 2018, 11:00am EDT
New lecture series will 'kick off' prior to Monmouth's first home football game
Fighting Scots football coach Chad Braun won't be the only Monmouth College faculty member delivering an important pre-game speech this fall. An addition to the College's pre-game activities is the Great Lectures Series. It will debut Sept. 8 in con...
Sep 5, 2018, 4:19pm EDT
Young adult literature author Faith Harkey to speak Sept. 11 at Monmouth College
Fans of young adult literature have an opportunity to hear about the craft from one of the genre's exciting new voices. Faith Harkey, the author of two recent novels aimed at middle-grade students, will give a talk at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11, in Room 273...
Sep 5, 2018, 12:57pm EDT
FusionFest V on Sept. 7-8 will ease Monmouth students into campus theatre scene
For the fifth consecutive year, Monmouth College will open its theatre season with a 24-hour play festival that also serves as an icebreaker for a new group of theatre students. FusionFest V opens at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Fusion Theatre, 230 S. M...
Sep 4, 2018, 2:50pm EDT
Fulbright experience a growth opportunity for Monmouth College's Jeren Stewart
Jeren Stewart '20 hoped his experience as a Fulbright student in Scotland would set him up for a strong second half to his Monmouth College education. It did that, and then some. "It was a really great experience," said Stewart, a Peoria, Ill., r...
Sep 4, 2018, 2:45pm EDT
Monmouth College professor a keen observer of new prime minister of Pakistan
Can a celebrity with limited political experience successfully lead a nation? With the Aug. 18 election of Imran Khan as their prime minister, the people of Pakistan will find out. And Monmouth College political science professor Farhat Haq, who als...
Sep 4, 2018, 2:40pm EDT
Seven sets of sibling students making news at Monmouth College
At the start of this century, the rate of twins born in the United States was on a rapid rise. Monmouth College can vouch for that increase, and then some. Among its 280 new students, the College welcomed seven sets of twins - or, to be more accu...
Aug 30, 2018, 12:15pm EDT