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Jared McCormack created his podcast, MFA Writers, to help students learn about the field.

UMKC student interviews famous author

Hayden Baker
May 7, 2022

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...

Agrawal delivers State of University address in midst of graduate worker crisis

Agrawal delivers State of University address in midst of graduate worker crisis

Hayden Baker
April 11, 2022

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...

Opinion: It doesn’t matter if COVID is “over” or not

Opinion: It doesn’t matter if COVID is “over” or not

Hayden Baker
March 17, 2022

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...

Experts discuss Missouri’s transition from COVID pandemic to ‘endemic’

Experts discuss Missouri’s transition from COVID pandemic to ‘endemic’

Hayden Baker
March 7, 2022

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...

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson visits UMKC on Workforce and Education Tour

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson visits UMKC on Workforce and Education Tour

Hayden Baker
February 21, 2022

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 helps lead Starbucks union push

UMKC student helps lead Starbucks union push

Hayden Baker
February 14, 2022

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...

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