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  Ich Bin Berliner: Studying Abroad in Germany

  By Emily Reid on August 22, 2019

  During the spring 2019 semester, I spent four months in Berlin, Germany, studying politics and journalism.  The experience of studying abroad is hard to write...

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  Coffee: Thank the Goats

  By Nicole Tennant on January 25, 2016

  We all have a reason to get out of bed in the morning. For some, it’s a crying baby, for others it’s to let the...

• German scholars to meet in Kansas City for annual conference

  By Tory Foulk on September 8, 2014

  The German Studies Association will hold its 38th annual conference in Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 18-21. The conference will feature more than 100 short German...

• Faces of Fellowships: What Can a Study Abroad Fellowship Do For You?

  By Marlee Newman on September 5, 2013

  The first Study Abroad Fellowship workshop of the year took place on Aug. 28 in the Student Union and included a diverse panel of three...

• The virtues of U.S. citizenship

  By Peter Makori on April 27, 2013

  While the U.S. Congress is embroiled in a heated debate to find an acceptable compromise on decades-long, elusive comprehensive immigration reform, ordinary Americans wonder: Just...

• The promising future of solar energy

  By U-News Staff on April 27, 2013

  Solar power systems have come a long way since 1839, when Alexandre Edmond Becquerel observed the photovoltaic effect via an electrode in a conductive solution...

• ‘Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals’ comes to UMKC: Exhibit speaks to thousands of suspected gay men who were imprisoned, killed

  By Roze Brooks on February 19, 2013

  The rise of Germany’s National Socialist government resulted in an estimated 11 million Holocaust victims. The objective of the Nazi party was to eliminate those...

• Travel Corner : Germany

  By Johanna Poppel on September 17, 2012

  I am the first U.S.-born member of my German family. Although I have never lived in Germany, my first language, identity and heritage will always...

• Sustainability Corner: The Greenlight District

  By Johanna Poppel on August 21, 2012

  This column will provide the latest in environmental news on campus and in our community. More importantly, it will provide tips and topics on “green...

• Scholarship program will send three students to Germany

  By Michelle Heiman on April 10, 2012

  All three UMKC 2012 applicants to the prestigious German Academic Exchange Service scholarship program have received awards for study in Germany. The program is also...

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