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Monmouth College professor uses Harry Potter series to encourage reflection
A generation of college students have grown up reading J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Through a Monmouth College class, students can develop a greater appreciation for the series' deeper moral issues. Monmouth philosophy professor Anne Mamary s...
Apr 24, 2019, 10:09am EDT
Record Number of Gifts Made on Monmouth College Scots Day of Giving
As Monmouth College's third-annual Scots Day of Giving came to a close near midnight on Wednesday, April 17, more than 900 hearts filled the windows of Mellinger Commons on the first floor of the Center for Science and Business. Each of those hearts...
Apr 18, 2019, 1:42am EDT
Nelson, Wright receive Monmouth College's top Greek life individual honors
The recipients of this year's Monmouth College Greek Man and Woman of the Year awards are both chapter presidents who have helped their organizations achieve big things. Ben Nelson '20 of Bedford, N.H., and Sarah Wright '19 received the honors last ...
Apr 17, 2019, 5:48pm EDT
Monmouth College's Appleton '20 to intern at Smithsonian Institution this summer
Kasha Appleton '20 enjoys being able to touch history. Thanks to an internship she secured, the Monmouth College student will touch a lot more of it this summer. A history major from Chicago, Appleton will spend nine weeks in Washington, D.C., in...
Apr 17, 2019, 10:18am EDT
Six Monmouth College senior art majors featured in Everett Gallery exhibit
Although they share the common bond of being senior art majors at Monmouth College, the six artists currently featured in the Everett Gallery of Hewes Library are a diverse group. "We're all from different backgrounds and we all have our own individ...
Apr 17, 2019, 10:02am EDT
Scholars Day gives Monmouth College students an opportunity to show off research, thank scholarship donors
For the second straight year, Monmouth College's Scholars Day fell on one of the first glorious days of spring weather. That was just one of many reasons for smiles all over campus on Tuesday. "It's made us so happy to come here for the last few yea...
Apr 16, 2019, 7:27pm EDT
Upcoming events at Monmouth College
Modern languages guest lecturer at Monmouth College to share research on Peru A guest lecturer at Monmouth College will share her research about recent events in Peru. DePaul University's Rocío Ferreira, an associate professor of Spanish a...
Apr 12, 2019, 11:16am EDT
Monmouth College's Solontoi looks forward to what's next after first-ever photo of black hole
A Monmouth College physics professor said this week's news of the first-ever photo of a black hole didn't quite earn a perfect 10 when ranking big news in astronomy, but it is still a major event. "I put this around an 8," said Michael Solontoi, who...
Apr 11, 2019, 11:04am EDT
Monmouth College team takes second at regional leadership competition
Six of Monmouth College's James and Sybil Stockdale Fellows recently brought home second-place honors from a regional Collegiate Leadership Competition in Kansas City. Led by Assistant Director of Leadership Development Jake McLean, the students com...
Apr 10, 2019, 10:11am EDT
Now executive director of the IHSA, Anderson '91 returns to campus to speak to Monmouth College students
Monmouth College alumnus Craig Anderson '91 believes that participation in athletics is not just about skill development, it's about learning life lessons. That was the case with Anderson's experience at Monmouth, and it's also a storyline he sees p...
Apr 10, 2019, 9:44am EDT