The UM Board of Curators has merged the positions of UM system president and the University of Missouri - Columbia (MU) chancellor, they announced last month.   President Mun Choi, who has served as the UM system president since 2017, has already served as the interim...

After a week of confusion, students in the dorms have been given their marching orders. Due to the quarantines and social distancing measures put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus, those living on-campus, with a few exceptions, will be required to move out as soon...

Is voting important to young people? Considering that less than 20% of voters that cast a ballot on Super Tuesday were under the age of 30, the answer is often no. This trend seems to be mirrored by UMKC students too. When asked, many students questioned by UNews said they...

Chancellor Agrawal and the search committee for UMKC’s new provost and vice chancellor held an open forum for students, faculty and staff last week to share their input on what they want in a new provost. The position was left open after the former provost, Barbara Bichelmeyer,...

As part of Chancellor Agrawal’s new mental health initiative, Roos for Mental Health, UMKC is now offering students free access to one of the top-rated mental health apps on the market, Sanvello.  Following the trend of universities like Syracuse and Texas A&M,...