Dr. Rita Barger came to UMKC in 1996 after retiring from the Hickman Mills School District. She was a mathematics teacher for 25 years. “I knew I wasn’t ready to really retire,” she said. “UMKC had an opening in mathematics … Continue reading →
Alison Coupland, an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. student in English and Religious Studies, is also the president of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Student Council, the representational body for IPhD students. She intends to graduate in May 2014 from a program she chose for … Continue reading →
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