A small number of UMKC’s international students have been affected by the Trump administration’s efforts to revoke visas, but UMKC officials refuse to give a specific number.     More than 1,800 students across the country have had their F1 visas revoked, which...

  Threats to research and grant funding from federal and state governments for public universities have raised UMKC students fears that there may be a tuition increase in the near future.   Race, Ethnic and Gender Studies department chair and professor Kristen Barber...

  Missouri libraries are at risk after an executive order from President Trump has stopped them from receiving reimbursements for federally funded grants.   The order specifically cuts funding to the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the federal organization that...

  Neurodivergent mother of three children with cognitive disabilities, Kendra (Kay) Patterson proposed the Accessibility Student Council (ASC) to SGA in March. ASC Founder Patterson is also a 37-year-old senior at UMKC majoring in liberal arts with a minor in psychology.   “My...

  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...