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Over the years, the little red Monmouth College flag has been in a lot of places, and that includes St. Andrews in Scotland, where a group of more than 20 students traveled in May.

Fighting Scots in Scotland in May: 'Our trip was really successful'

At the end of May, a group of Fighting Scots not only learned more about the economics of Scotland - as well as its culture and history - but they contributed to it, as well. "The students were surprised about a couple things," said Monmouth College b...

Jul 7, 2025, 12:17pm EDT

Cross Country Seasons Start August 29 in Iowa

The Monmouth College men's and women's cross country teams will be the first to compete in the 2025-26 academic year when they hit the course in Dubuque, Iowa on Friday, August 29. Overall, the cross country teams will participate in seven meets this s...

Jul 7, 2025, 11:28am EDT

Volleyball Season Kicks off August 29; Home Opener September 10

Fresh off the best season in more than a decade, the Monmouth College volleyball team starts a new era with a 25-game schedule and five different weekend trips to start the season. The 2025 campaign will be the first under new coach Hope Neargarder as ...

Jul 3, 2025, 2:20pm EDT

Men's Soccer Opens Season at Home on August 30

The Monmouth College men's soccer team will have the first official home event of the 2025-26 school year for any Fighting Scots team when they host North Central on Saturday, August 30. The Scots will begin and end Midwest Conference play at home whil...

Jul 3, 2025, 1:20pm EDT

Monmouth physics professor Mike Solontoi

Monmouth College's Solontoi involved with astronomy project that 'changes everything'

A day that Monmouth College physics professor Mike Solontoi has been anxiously awaiting for years became reality on June 23, when the first images from the 8.4-meter Legacy Survey of Space and Time telescope at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile we...

Jul 3, 2025, 11:25am EDT

Women's Soccer Starts 2025 Season on Road

The Monmouth College women's soccer team kicks off their 31st season with a 3-game road trip before a mid-week home opener. The Fighting Scots start Midwest Conference play at home at the end of September and finish at home in November. The 2025 season...

Jul 2, 2025, 4:33pm EDT

Football Season Kicks Off Sept. 6 at Wartburg

The Monmouth College football team will kick off the 2025 season under the lights at perennial power Wartburg on Saturday, September 6. The 10-game schedule, announced on Tuesday, includes a home Turkey Bowl and a Homecoming date against Cornell. This ...

Jul 2, 2025, 11:42am EDT

Monmouth College launches bold new academic structure, creating six distinct schools to ready students for success

Building on its 172-year legacy of academic excellence, Monmouth College is taking a bold step forward in its evolution as a strong, vibrant liberal arts institution. In a strategic move to expand academic opportunities, realign with student interests,...

Jul 1, 2025, 2:19pm EDT

Monmouth College students Brontë de Zwart, Lizzy Durfee and Gianna Maughan have a lot to smile about, as they're enjoying the exciting opportunity to work on what physics professor Chris Fasano called "a world-class experiment at a world-class laboratory."

Trio of Monmouth College students join national physics collaboration at Fermilab

Earlier this month, International Women in Engineering Day - which encourages more girls and women to pursue careers in STEM - was observed around the globe. Monmouth College is doing its part, as three women are spending their summer contributing to o...

Jun 27, 2025, 11:02am EDT

On their trip through England at the end of May, the Monmouth College group stopped at around three churches per day.

Led by Godde, Monmouth College group walked nearly 200 miles through England

"For May will have no sluggardry at night / Season that pricks in every gentle heart / Awaking it from sleep, and bids it start." - Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale In the late 1300s, Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales. His series of stories of ...

Jun 26, 2025, 11:22am EDT

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Founded in 1853 and affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Monmouth College provides a transformative educational experience within a caring community of learners. A residential liberal arts college that is the birthplace of the women's fraternity movement, Monmouth College empowers students to realize their full potential, live meaningful lives, pursue successful careers, and shape their communities and the world through service and leadership.