{"id":627,"date":"2018-06-13T12:14:39","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T16:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-humanities-social-sciences\/?page_id=627"},"modified":"2019-09-26T10:01:57","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T14:01:57","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-humanities-social-sciences\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h1>Recent Monmouth News<\/h1>\n<div class=\"result-set\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/students-present-research-at-seton-hall-university\/\">Students Present Research at Seton Hall University<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">May 12, 2026<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n<p>Three Monmouth University undergraduates recently presented their research at Seton Hall University\u2019s fourth annual Undergraduate English Literature Conference. This year\u2019s conference theme was \u201cthe literary self\u201d in British, American, and global Anglophone literature. The Monmouth students presented along with students from Kean, Montclair State, Seton Hall, and SUNY-Purchase. Ana Heloisa Carvalho, an English and secondary&hellip;<\/p>\n\n-->\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/who-would-we-be-attracted-to-if-we-didnt-know-what-we-looked-like\/\">\"Who Would We Be Attracted to if We Didn\u2019t Know What We Looked Like?\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">May 8, 2026<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n\n\n-->\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/two-river-theater-hosts-32nd-annual-gala-at-park-loft\/\">\"Two River Theater Hosts 32nd Annual Gala at Park Loft\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">May 4, 2026<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n\n\n-->\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/sheehan-earns-national-sga-president-of-the-year-honor\/\">Sheehan Earns National SGA President of the Year Honor<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">April 30, 2026<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n<p>In addition to Sheehan\u2019s individual honor, Monmouth University\u2019s SGA received the Rising to the Challenge award for its response to the 2025 federal government shutdown.<\/p>\n\n-->\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/debate-hawks-compete-in-national-prison-debate-league\/\">Debate Hawks Compete in National Prison Debate League<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">April 29, 2026<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n<p>The Monmouth University Debate Hawks recently participated in the National Prison Debate League (NPDL), competing against inmates from York Corrections, a maximum-security state penitentiary for women in Connecticut.&nbsp; Led by debate co-captains Aiden Fornicola, Sophie Schaub, and Summer Billich, the team included Giana Mirto, Paige Campbell, Veronica Belloso, Audrey Copeland, Kym Davis, Michael Judge, and&hellip;<\/p>\n\n-->\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/criminal-justice-faculty-and-student-publish-in-nj-police-chief-magazine\/\">Sarah Bilotta \u201925 and Criminal Justice Faculty Publish in NJ Police Chief Magazine<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">April 28, 2026<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n<p>Members of the Department of Criminal Justice including Douglas Collier, M.A., DEA (Ret.), adjunct professor, Meg Forney, Ph.D., associate professor, and Sarah Bilotta \u201925, criminal justice graduate student and graduate assistant, recently published an article in the April edition of The New Jersey Police Chief Magazine. The article, \u201cNew Jersey\u2019s Crisis Intervention Training: Does it&hellip;<\/p>\n\n-->\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/leadership-lessons-from-the-boss\/\">\"Leadership Lessons From The Boss\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">April 28, 2026<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n\n\n-->\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/african-historiography-and-diaspora-studies-the-influence-of-prof-julius-adekunle\/\">\"African Historiography and Diaspora Studies: The Influence of Prof. Julius Adekunle\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">April 27, 2026<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n\n\n-->\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/paul-mccartneys-evolution\/\">\"Paul McCartney\u2019s Evolution\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">April 25, 2026<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n\n\n-->\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/prof-konings-animations-included-in-currents-2026\/\">Prof. Koning's Animations Included in Currents 2026<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">April 24, 2026<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n<p>For the second year in a row, animation professor Wobbe F. Koning will be presenting work at the\u00a0Currents New Media annual Art + Technology Festival. His series of 3D printed stop motion animations, \"Vicious Cycles,\" has been selected for CURRENTS 2026, and will be on display from June 12-June 21 in El Museo Cultural de&hellip;<\/p>\n\n-->\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/monmouth-matters-podcast-episode-five\/\">Monmouth Matters Podcast - Episode Five<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">April 20, 2026<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n\n\n-->\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/hofer-and-patten-publish-on-influence-of-super-pacs-and-dark-money\/\">Hofer and Patten Publish on Influence of Super PACs and Dark Money\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">April 17, 2026<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n<p>Scott Hofer, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science, and Joseph N. Patten Ph.D., professor of political science have a new book, \u201cCitizens Forgotten: Super PACs, Dark Money, and the Corporate Takeover of American Democracy,\u201d coming out in early June (Palgrave Macmillan, Springer Nature, 2026). The book offers analysis from the 2024 election cycle on how&hellip;<\/p>\n\n-->\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/senior-thea-merritt-curates-exhibition-about-artist-robert-e-mueller\/\">Senior Thea Merritt Curates Exhibition About Artist Robert E. Mueller<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">April 15, 2026<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n<p>Thea Merritt, senior graphic and interactive design student, with minors in art history and marketing, recently curated the exhibition, \"Robert Mueller: Man and Machine\" for Monmouth University\u2019s Ice House Gallery. Roosevelt artist Robert Mueller (1925-2017) was a scientist, engineer, inventor, writer, poet, musician, puppet maker, and artist who combined ideas of mathematical models, literary sources,&hellip;<\/p>\n\n-->\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/prof-williams-joins-conversations-in-black-freedom-studies-roundtable\/\">Prof. Williams Joins Conversations in Black Freedom Studies Roundtable<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">April 7, 2026<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n<p>Hettie V. Williams, Ph.D., associate professor of African American History in the Department of History and Anthropology, recently presented her work as part of the Conversations in Black Freedom Studies roundtable series presented by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. This month\u2019s event topic was \u201cFreedom North: Civil Rights and Racial Justice in&hellip;<\/p>\n\n-->\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/stephen-currys-best-marriage-advice-is-backed-by-psychologists-and-divorce-lawyers\/\">\"Stephen Curry\u2019s Best Marriage Advice Is Backed by Psychologists (and Divorce Lawyers)\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">April 6, 2026<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n\n\n-->\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/women-behind-the-boss-take-center-stage\/\">\"Women Behind The Boss Take Center Stage\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">April 4, 2026<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n\n\n-->\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/prof-parkin-to-deliver-anita-s-goodstein-lecture-in-womens-history\/\">Prof. Parkin to Deliver Anita S. Goodstein Lecture in Women\u2019s History<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">April 2, 2026<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n<p>Katherine Parkin, Ph.D., Jules Plangere, Jr., Endowed Chair in American Social History and professor in the department of History and Anthropology, will present the 2026 Anita S. Goodstein Lecture in Women\u2019s History at the University of the South on April 7. Parkin will deliver the lecture, \u201cRevisiting Sex &amp; the Office: A Conversation on the&hellip;<\/p>\n\n-->\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/parkins-work-wins-two-prizes-finalist-for-third\/\">Parkin's Work Wins Two Prizes, Finalist for Third<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">April 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n<p>Professor Katherine Parkin was awarded the 2025 Ralph Gomory Prize and the 2025 Philip Scranton Prize at the Business History Conference held in London, England. Her work was also named a finalist for the organization's Hagley Prize.<\/p>\n\n-->\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/prof-jacques-climate-change-publication-earns-12k-views\/\">Prof. Jacques' Climate Change Publication Earns 12K+ Views<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">March 26, 2026<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n<p>Rechnitz Family\/Urban Coast Institute Endowed Chair in Marine and Environmental Law and Policy Peter Jacques, Ph.D., published \"Foundations of Climate Change Denial: Anti-environmentalism and Anti-science\" with co-author Riley Dunlap (Oklahoma State University) in the general science journal, PLOS ONE (2025). Since publishing last November, the article has been viewed over 12,000 times, with about half&hellip;<\/p>\n\n-->\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/prof-williams-author-talk-at-stockton-university-april-2\/\">Prof. Williams Author Talk at Stockton University April 2<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">March 18, 2026<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n<p>Hettie V. Williams, Ph.D., associate professor of African American History, will present her final author talk about her book, \u201cThe Georgia of the North: Black Women and the Civil Rights Movement in New Jersey,\u201d on April 2 from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. at the Alliance Heritage Center at Stockton University. The event is free, but&hellip;<\/p>\n\n-->\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/school\/school-of-humanities-and-social-sciences\/\" class=\"button\">News Archive<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mu_eop_enabled":false,"_mu_eop_name":"","_mu_eop_name_override":false,"_mu_eop_description":"","_mu_eop_description_override":false,"_mu_eop_url":"","_mu_eop_url_override":false,"_mu_eop_program_type":"","_mu_eop_educational_credential":"","_mu_eop_time_to_complete":"","_mu_eop_number_of_credits":"","_mu_eop_occupational_category":"","_mu_eop_occupational_category_code":"","_mu_eop_program_prerequisites":"","_mu_eop_application_deadline":"","_mu_eop_application_start_date":"","_mu_eop_start_date":"","_mu_eop_end_date":"","_mu_eop_day_of_week":"","_mu_eop_time_of_day":"","_mu_eop_educational_program_mode":"","_mu_eop_financial_aid_eligible":"","_mu_eop_maximum_enrollment":"","_mu_eop_offers_price":"","_mu_eop_offers_currency":"USD","_mu_eop_offers_price_per":"","_mu_eop_offers_preset":"","_mu_eop_salary_upon_completion":"","_mu_eop_training_salary":"","_mu_eop_recognized_by_name":"","_mu_eop_recognized_by_url":"","_mu_eop_concentrations":"","_mu_eop_identifier_cip":"","_mu_eop_provider_name":"","_mu_eop_provider_name_override":false,"_mu_eop_provider_url":"","_mu_eop_provider_address":"","_mu_eop_provider_city":"","_mu_eop_provider_state":"","_mu_eop_provider_zip":"","_mu_eop_provider_country":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-627","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>News | Wayne D. 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