When Jared McCormack first emailed award-winning author George Saunders, he didn’t know what to expect. “You just assume he’s not going to respond,” said McCormack, a third-year MFA candidate at UMKC. “He’s one of the more famous writers out there. On the other...

UMKC Chancellor C. Mauli Agrawal held his State of the University address last Thursday to discuss the university’s accomplishments during the past year and the school’s vision moving forward. However, the address was not without pushback. That same morning, members...

Step into a UMKC classroom and you’re likely to see mostly mask-less faces crammed into a too-small space. The same is common of gas stations, grocery stores and restaurants in the greater Kansas City area. This has little to do with the confusing guidelines the CDC released...

The state of Missouri will begin labeling COVID-19 as an “endemic” within the next few weeks.  This shift has been in the works since December, and it follows a trend seen throughout the country. Pennsylvania and Colorado have begun to transition to the label of...

Gov. Mike Parson hosted a roundtable at UMKC to bring together Kansas City area leaders earlier this month.  Parson held the event, which took place in Bloch Executive Hall on Feb. 9, to discuss partnerships between the university and the workforce. Most of the nearly...

UMKC student and shift supervisor Addy Wright is a leader in the movement to unionize the Country Club Plaza Starbucks. In a letter sent to the Starbucks CEO on Feb. 7, Wright and fellow organizers cited unsafe working conditions as one of their main grievances. They...