President Leahy joins Matt Harmon for a mid-semester check-in to discuss construction progress and the topping-off ceremony at the new home of the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music, as well as the upcoming American Music Honors featuring Smokey Robinson, John Fogerty, Emmylou Harris, Joe Ely, and Tom Morello —and the global attention the Center is attracting. They also discuss Monmouth’s recent designation as a research university in the 2025 Carnegie classification, and the ways Monmouth integrates undergraduate students into research. Other topics include the changing landscape of college athletics, and Monmouth’s preparation for its upcoming Middle States accreditation review in April.
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