All posts tagged "UMKC"
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Summer news briefing: UMKC mourns loss of international student
The UMKC community mourns the loss of international student Sharath Koppu. Koppu, a computer science graduate, was killed during an attempted robbery in early July. ...
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UMKC legislative representative talks budget, tuition
Tuition hikes and budget slashing are typically contested issues when it comes to higher education. In the Missouri State legislature, there are reportedly no more...
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The Year in Headlines
Provost Bichelmeyer takes the wheel Weeks before the beginning of the semester, former Chancellor Leo Morton announced he would retire in Oct. 2017. UM System...
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Termination of tenured professor drives UMKC to litigation
What was first a termination of a UMKC faculty member has now turned into a city-wide scandal. UMKC is currently under litigation by former Bloch...
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Layoffs highlight UMKC budget struggles
Amid budget cuts across the UM system, UMKC last week announced the elimination of 17 academic and administrative jobs. Interim Chancellor and Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer...
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Could It Happen Here? UMKC social work organization presents active shooter discussion
What used to be unthinkable has unfolded again and again throughout the United States in recent years: active shooters at malls and on high school...
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Student’s best friend: UMKC professor’s research brings therapy dog to classroom
Ask communications professor Linda Kurz about her decades of research and teaching, and she’ll reveal an unexpected inspiration: her 12-year-old Polish lowland sheep dog, Max....
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Transgender student flourishes, advocates at UMKC
Annie Bolin “Hey, brother.” Kole Keeney was walking down a hallway in his high school when he heard it. It was a seemingly ordinary greeting...
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From emphasis to potential major: Will Anthropology claim its own title at UMKC?
Ally Hanson While scrolling through a UMKC course catalog, you can find sociology as a popular major offered at UMKC. Although many students are currently...
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Stamina and style: Iconic masterwork comes to UMKC
Clarate Heckler The music stops and suddenly you can hear them breathing. You can see the sweat beading down their foreheads and necks. You can...
