Front Page
01 December 2006
Volume 119, Issue 9
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Russia with love:
Professor gives talks on what it means to be American at Russian university
One of Monmouth College’s own English professors has just recently returned from teaching at the Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH) in Moscow. Bruce was selected to teach American Studies as a result of a chance encounter.
“Last April, I went to a conference on Russia and Eastern Europe in Richmond, Va.,” Bruce stated. “That Friday night in the hotel lounge, I struck up a conversation with a man (Irwin Weil, a founder of RSUH’s American Studies Center) who came in late but said he was also attending the conference. He was so interesting that... Read More...
Monmouth receives $1.2 million gift
Monmouth College recently received a $1.2 million unrestricted gift from an alumna who never received a degree from the college.
The gift, which will be added to the college’s current investment portfolio of $60 million, was bequeathed from the estate of Karol Klaus Manley, a native of Peoria, Ill. Manley, a member of the... Read More...
Writing
partners help freshmen adjust
One of many skills educators often attempt to cultivate in their students is the ability to express themselves through the art of writing. While the writing center is always available to help students in developing their essays and papers, a new program on campus, entitled the Writing Partners, is aiming to bring this service closer to students in the Read More...
