58% of incoming UMKC students in Fall 2024 identified as first-generation. This is a jump from the 40% first-generation undergraduates in 2020.   As a Network Leader in FirstGen Forward institutions, the university is paving the way for first-gen college students to...

   UMKC students are feeling the effects from across the pond after new anti-trans legislation was passed in the UK.     On April 15th, a UK Supreme Court decision ruled that trans women are not legally considered women. The decision comes amongst debates on trans women...

     With Missouri workplaces adapting to changes as new labor legislation rolls out, something else has come to light: the breaks that workers are entitled to.      There is nothing in federal or state law stating that employees in Missouri are entitled to rest...

  SGA members talked about the deep impact of this past year on April 21 in the Pierson Auditorium to support and reflect on the accomplishments of the executive board and the rest of SGA.     This event was the first annual End of Year Celebration Dinner, a tradition...

  The new student advisory group for The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures has one goal–increase student engagement. Earlier this semester, professors at UMKC handpicked certain students to be a part of a group to encourage the student body to visit the museum through...