MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (January 15, 2024) — A member of the Monmouth College Board of Trustees has stepped up to fill a surprising void in the genre of American political biographies.

Brad Nahrstadt, a 1989 graduate of the College and a retired attorney, has written Alton B Parker: The Man Who Challenged Roosevelt. Published by the State University of New York Press, the 357-page book is available in hardback, with a paperback version due out later this year.

OXFORD, OHIO (January 15, 2024) — Carter Cline was named to the Dean's List at Miami University for the 2023 Fall semester.

Miami University students who are ranked in the top twenty percent of undergraduate students within their division for the Fall semester 2023 have been named to the Dean's List recognizing academic performance.

Congratulations to Cline, from Bettendorf, Iowa, for this academic achievement.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (January 15, 2024) — Did you make New Year's resolutions to lose weight or reduce your alcohol consumption? Want to learn more about "superbugs" and how to protect yourself from infection? Are you curious about how bones can help solve criminal cases? Dig into all of the above with Des Moines University's Mini Medical School. The program is entirely free.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 15, 2024) — Director Kraig Paulsen, Department of Management, and Division Director Jennifer Acton, Legislative Fiscal Division, are pleased to announce Jeff Plagge as the new Public Member of the Revenue Estimating Conference.