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CEC Events

Megha Majumdar Keynote Event

April 15, 2026, 4:30–6 p.m.

Megha Majumdar is a national bestselling author, 2026 Guggenheim fellow, winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, finalst for the National Book Award. Her book, “A Guardian and a Thief”, became an Oprah’s Book Club pick and served as the reading for the New York Public Library/WNYC’s Get Lit Book Club.

  • In conversation with Monmouth University Students
  • Book Signing
  • Welcome by President Patrick F. Leahy, Ed.D.
Book cover for A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar

Native American Boarding School Symposium

March 26–27, 2026

This symposium provided a space for generative conversations on what we know about Native American boarding schools and what that knowledge means. It exploried the 20th-century history of North American Indian boarding schools through speaking events, workshops, and a film viewing.