Close Close

  • Study Abroad 101

    Join us for study abroad 101 to learn about Monmouth’s signature and faculty-led study abroad programs.

  • The Eighth Biennial International Interdisciplinary Conference on Race

    Race and the Freedom to Learn

    Cosponsored by the William Monroe Trotter Institute for the Study of Black Culture at UMass Boston

    Location: Monmouth University Campus

    The freedom to learn has been inextricably linked to race across time and space. From the era of enslavement in the Americas to book burning in Nazi Germany down to the present humans around the globe have demanded the freedom to learn as a fundamental human right. This right to learn is intrinsically linked to race, gender, sexuality, and class -the denial of which diminishes society while threatening democracy. Denying groups and individuals the right to learn impacts everyone in society and oftentimes involves the censoring of curriculum, arrest of educators, and book banning or book burning. The freedom to learn has been particularly denied to marginalized communities including people of color, women, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

    In November 2024, the International Interdisciplinary Conference on Race will focus on “Race and the Freedom to Learn” and invites papers from a range of disciplines, including history, anthropology, education, gender studies, ethnic studies, sociology, and other disciplines that have grappled with this subject. We welcome individual papers or complete panels from scholars, educators, artists, and activists whose work is related to race, its intersections, and the freedom to learn in history, society, and culture. We also seek papers from international scholars and offer a few travel stipends to scholars traveling from abroad to attend the conference.

  • The Courage to Challenge Racial Injustice and Build Equity in Education: A Conversation with Ruby Bridges

    Social Justice Academy Professional Development Series Fall 2024 Series

    A Conversation with Ruby Bridges in recognition of the 70th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education

    Co-moderated by Vernon Smith, Ph.D., and Zaneta Rago-Craft, Ed.D.

    Co-sponsored with the Monmouth University Intercultural Center

    Ruby Bridges is a civil rights icon, activist, author, and speaker who at the age of 6 was the first Black student to integrate an all-white elementary school alone in Louisiana. She was born in Mississippi in 1954, the same year the United States Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision ordering the integration of public schools. Her family later moved to New Orleans, where on Nov. 14, 1960, Bridges began attending William Frantz Elementary School, single-handedly initiating the desegregation of public education. Her walk to the front door of the school was immortalized in Norman Rockwell’s painting “The Problem We All Live With”, in Robert Coles’ book “The Story of Ruby Bridges”, and in the Disney movie “Ruby Bridges”.

    She established the Ruby Bridges Foundation to provide leadership training programs that inspire youth and community leaders to embrace and value the richness of diversity. Bridges is the recipient of numerous awards, including the NAACP Martin Luther King Award, the Presidential Citizens Medal, and honorary doctorate degrees from Connecticut College, College of New Rochelle, Columbia University Teachers College, and Tulane University. Bridges is also the author of “Through My Eyes”, “This Is Your Time”, “I Am Ruby Bridges”, and “Dear Ruby, Hear Our Hearts”, released in January 2024. In March 2024, she was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.

  • Monmouth Alumni Coffee Meet-Up at Bell Works

    Free Event

    Monmouth alumni and current students are invited to join the Alumni Engagement and Career Development teams for complimentary coffee and pastries. Connect with fellow Hawks and learn about exciting new initiatives and programs. Find us at the tables under the string lights near the market. We can’t wait to connect with you!

  • Summer House Watch Party

    Location: Bradley Brew Project (714 Main St, Bradley Beach, NJ 07720)

    Cost: $5 (includes food and $1 donation to Access Fund)

    Join us for the season finale of Summer House at Bradley Brew Project! First, we will have a Q&A with alumna and Story Producer for the show, Amy Silva ’05. Then grab a sandwich (don’t worry, you don’t have to make your own), some snacks, and a drink at the bar as you reconnect with fellow Hawks. We’ll gather around the screen at 9 p.m. for the episode we’ve all been waiting for. Emotions will run high, and laughter will fill the air as we share in the joys and tribulations of our favorite housemates!

  • Alumni Tandem Cycle Spin Class

    Join us for an unforgettable ride at Tandem Cycle in Asbury Park with instructor and fellow alumna Steph Ramos ’10! Steph majored in Communication & Media Studies and Music Management. She was also a proud member of WMCX and DPHIE! Stick around after class for a gathering on the patio with healthy snacks, hydrating beverages, and local vendors. Don’t miss out on the chance to pedal, sweat, and reconnect with fellow Hawks. Spaces are limited, reserve your spot today!

  • HawkTank 2024 (Center for Entrepreneurship)

    Six student entrepreneur teams compete for first prize. Three judges, plus you (the crowd) will be the fourth!

  • School of Science Student Research Conference

    The 22nd Annual School of Science Student Research Conference will showcase 31 research projects by teams of students and their faculty mentors. The keynote address will be delivered by Kevin Dillon ’15, Ph.D., a faculty member who did student research at Monmouth University and presented at the Student Research Conference in 2014. Sample project titles include: Microbial Community Composition Analysis In Coastal Lakes Of New Jersey As An Indicator Of Harmful Algal Bloom Formations, Unlocking Student Engagement: Exploring Autonomy, Competence, And Relatedness In The Stem Flipped Classrooms, A Machine Learning Approach To Mitigate Injuries In Collegiate Tennis Players, Analyzing The Effectiveness Of Monmouth University’s Math Placement Exam.

  • Daniel Alarcon of NPR’s Radio Ambulante podcast – Stories Everywhere: Listening to Latin America

    Daniel Alarcon

    Please join us for a special evening with award-winning journalist, writer, professor and podcast host and producer, Daniel Alarcón! Daniel has found great success as a writer of fiction, a journalist for outlets such as El País, Harper’s Magazine, and The New York Times, and co-founder and executive producer of NPR’s podcast “Radio Ambulante”.

    Daniel will share with us his journey as a journalist and the story of “Radio Ambulante” and its important representation of Latin American cultures and experiences.

    You do not need to speak Spanish to attend and follow the presentation. We will have food and refreshments, so please come on over! We will have a sign-in sheet for students.

    This event celebrates the launch of monmouth.edu/latinxconnect, supported by a Diversity Innovation Grant.

  • Why Americans Doubt Climate Science

    A presentation by Peter Jacques, Ph.D.

    In 2023, fifteen percent of surveyed Americans did not think climate change was happening, and 28 percent responded that warming was not caused by human activities. 22 percent were doubtful or dismissive of climate change. Why is this when over, according to a 2021 survey of climate experts found that 98.7 percent of them said the climate is warming and humans are driving this global environmental change? Between confirmed climate experts who published 20 or more peer reviewed papers on climate change between 2015 and 2019, there was 100 percent agreement that the Earth is warming mostly because of human activity.

    At least part of this disconnect is because there has been a US-centered counter-movement organized to cast doubt on climate change science and climate scientists. This effort is organized by policy elites in conservative think tanks who have guided some of our narratives and these narratives have turned an elite-led counter-movement to one that is populist. This discussion will attend to the social science surrounding this climate change counter-movement (CCCM).