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Monmouth College guest scholar will look back 6,000 years at burial practices in Israel, Palestine
Earlier this month, Monmouth College hosted a ceremony to dedicate a headstone for respected 19th century citizen Champion Miller, a former slave who bought his freedom. But how were esteemed members of a community memorialized roughly 6,000 years ago...
Oct 17, 2023, 11:53am EDT
Like Nobel Prize winner, Monmouth College professor Brian Park has studied women in the workforce
Last week, the Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to Harvard University professor Claudia Goldin for research on the workplace gender gap. Goldin's research helps explain why women around the world are less likely than men to work (50% vs. 80%) and t...
Oct 16, 2023, 2:39pm EDT
Women's Tennis Finishes Fall Season at MWC Tournament
The Monmouth College women's team finished their fall season over the weekend with the Midwest Conference singles and doubles tournament in Madison, Wisconsin. At No. 1 singles, freshman Ivana Stefanova (Streamwood, Illinois) reached the semifinals. ...
Oct 16, 2023, 12:37pm EDT
Boyer, Thornton Lead Scots to 43-6 Win
The Monmouth College football team rolled up 574 yards and knocked off Cornell 43-6 on Saturday. The Scots (4-2, 4-1) scored 34 unanswered and shut out the Rams in the second half. Monmouth stopped Cornell on 4th and short on the 33 to gain possessio...
Oct 14, 2023, 7:52pm EDT
Viren Scores Winner as Scots Rally Past Lake Forest
The Monmouth College men's soccer team rallied from behind twice on Saturday and picked up a big 3-2 home win over Lake Forest College. The Scots (3-8-2, 2-1-2) are now in a three-way tie with Lake Forest and Beloit on eight points, one behind Cornell ...
Oct 14, 2023, 7:13pm EDT
Women's Soccer Falls to Lake Forest on Saturday
The Monmouth College women's soccer team allowed three early goals and couldn't catch up in a 6-3 home loss to Lake Forest on Saturday. The Scots (3-7-3, 1-3-1) bagged three goals in the second half but LFC answered for the win. Lake Forest scored in...
Oct 14, 2023, 7:00pm EDT
Volleyball Sweeps Beloit on Saturday
The Monmouth College volleyball team swept Beloit 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-17) on Saturday to pick up a weekend split and move to 3-2 in MWC action. The first set bounced back and forth for the first five points before the Scots went on two different ru...
Oct 14, 2023, 6:50pm EDT
Women 14th, Men 30th at Augustana Interregional Cross Country Meet
The Monmouth College cross country teams had their final regular season meet of the campaign on Saturday with the Augustana Interregional. The women's team finished in 14th place as a team with multiple personal records while the men finished in 30th p...
Oct 14, 2023, 6:24pm EDT
Volleyball Swept by No. 24 Cornell on Friday
The Monmouth College volleyball team fell 3-0 (25-20, 25-12, 25-14) to conference leaders and No. 24 Cornell College on Friday night. The Scots continue their weekend road trip on Saturday with an afternoon conference match at Beloit College. The Scot...
Oct 13, 2023, 11:14pm EDT
Hamas 'terrorist playbook' has Israel in tough position, according to Monmouth College's Vivian
The surprise attack on Israel by Hamas on Oct. 7 was "right out of the terrorist playbook," said Monmouth College political science professor Jessica Vivian. What happens next, she said, depends on what play Israel runs in response. Vivian, who joi...
Oct 12, 2023, 2:34pm EDT