MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 30, 2026) — One of Shakespeare's most well-known and well-beloved tragedies will open the theatre season at Monmouth College October 9-11, which is also Homecoming weekend on campus.

The college's theatre department will present Macbeth — a tale of ambition, fate, and the price of choosing power over honor — on the Wells Theater stage.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 29, 2026) — Beautiful, haunting dreams — the kind that stay with you well after you've risen for the day.

The new art exhibition at Monmouth College, which features the work of a college art professor, Kenneth Hall, strives to create that sensation.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 24, 2026) — The Roman numerals are starting to add up for Classics Day at Monmouth College.

Led by professor Bob Simmons, who brought the event with him from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro when he joined Monmouth's faculty in 2014, the college's classics department will put on Classics Day VII, 1-3PM, October 3, in the quad area north of the Center for Science and Business. The rain site is the adjacent Huff Athletic Center.

"Because we know our students well, we can spot opportunities that fit them," said Monmouth Professor Chris Fasano

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 22, 2026) — Among the nearly 100 regional colleges in the Midwest, Monmouth College provides the second-best value, according to this year's rankings by US News and World Report, which were announced today. The college was also ranked N° 15 in the Midwest among "Top Private Colleges."

They never played together as Monmouth students, but now Owen Russell (left) and Zephan Knichel are part of the best pipe band in the world. They're pictured with the RSPBA Jubilee Trophy (aka "The Spike") for the Grade 1 world champions

The Chorale will be joined by the Wind Ensemble Sept. 26 for the season-opening concert at Monmouth College

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 17, 2026) — Something "can't-miss" this way comes — a series of plays and concerts at Monmouth College.

Astute readers likely caught the reference to William Shakepeare's Macbeth, which will open the curtain on the theatre season October 9-11, the same weekend as the college's Homecoming festivities.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 16, 2026) — Well over 2,000 fans were in attendance at April Zorn Memorial Stadium for Monmouth College's first home football game of the season September 5, and organizers are hoping for a similar turn-out when the college hosts Community Day activities for the Fighting Scots' next home game on September 26.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 14, 2026) — Monmouth College senior Claire LaBadie of Griffith, Indiana, can't take credit for creating Chick-fil-A's "Eat Mor Chikin" slogan, but helping to market that fast food restaurant is definitely in her future, as she'll resume working for the company after she graduates in May.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 10, 2026) — A pair of talks on September 17 will highlight the recent progress at Monmouth College and touch on the connection between data centers and the US Constitution.

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MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 8, 2026) — Although her research interests date back roughly 150 years, this year's presenter of Monmouth College's Wiswell-Robeson Lecture will focus on much more recent history — the farm crisis from forty years ago.

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