Chancellor Mauli Agrawal focused his UMKC’s 2025 State of the University address on a new fundraising campaign, a new dentistry program and appreciation of past achievements.   For aspiring dentistry students, Agrawal announced a new proposal for a satellite dentistry...

 On Feb. 25, UMKC Black fraternity and sorority members were notified via email about vandalism on  several monuments in the Divine Nine Garden.   The Garden, located in the quad, includes granite statues with the names, founding dates and crests of the nine Black fraternities...

  A new class of impactful women joined the ranks of the Starr Women’s Hall of Fame on Feb. 20 at the Kauffman Center.   The seven women were inducted into the Hall of Fame, celebrating their work to make Kansas City better. More than 50 women have received the honor...

  During SGA’s bi-weekly meeting on Feb. 24 in the SGA Chambers, they passed new legislation, proposed new policies and swore in two Supreme Court Justices.   The new legislation passed will allow for more representation from different groups in the Greek community to...

  At Miller Nichols Library, UMKC’s LaBudde Special Collections and Marr Sound Archives are home to thousands of resources documenting Black history.   LaBudde archivist Dr. Anthony LaBat said he has purposefully sought out collections from Black leaders and creatives...