IGU Selects "Human Rights and the Environment" Theme for March '21 Symposium.
Additional information available soon.
Mission Statement
The Institute for Global Understanding promotes cultural literacy and citizenship through academic and arts programs, interdisciplinary research and events, community partnerships, and service at the local and global levels. The IGU fulfills Monmouth University’s broad mission of engaging students, faculty, and staff in fostering diversity, equality, global understanding, leadership, and social justice.
September 11: Faculty Intersection Book Club
September 24: World Cinema Series: Salt of the Earth
October 12: Global Ocean Governance Lecture Series with Dr. Wil Burns of American University
October 20: Tuesday Night World Music Record Club: Angelique Kidjo’s Celia
October 21: Fulbright Scholar Information Sessions for Faculty and Students
November 5: Global Ocean Governance Lecture Series: “Connected, Dynamic, at Risk: Coastal Nation Interests in a Strong New High Seas Biodiversity Treaty” with Prof. Cymie Payne of Rutgers University
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Scholarly Speaker Series
Presented by Department of English, Graduate Programs, Program in Gender and Intersectionality Studies, and Global Understanding Institute
Join us for a lecture and discussion with
Dr. Magali Armillas-Tiseyra
Friday, November 20, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Register for the Zoom event with Michele McBride.