UMKC has made an absolute clown of itself with its most recent blunders regarding a Kansas City treasure. From cutting the station off, to kicking them out in the cold, it's clear that the administration doesn’t care about one of the city’s critical news outlets.
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Construction continues for a new Roo Plaza lighting project on 51st Street and is expected to continue into March.
The project, being done by the contractor Nabholz Construction, is expected to be completed by mid-March. There will be intermittent accessibility delays,...
Sisters in Death, the first book written by acclaimed television writer and director Eli Frankel, is a gripping read, bolstered by its strong connection to UMKC.
The story attempts to connect the horrific slaying of 22-year-old Leila Adele Welsh, a resident of Kansas City...
The Financial Wellness Center held its own life-size version of “The Game of Life” board game on Nov. 3 to introduce students to the realities of budgeting on campus.
Some of the organizations involved included First Gen Roos, the Men of Character Academy, Campus...
Employee affinity groups are no longer supported on campus as UMKC complies with new federal guidance.
“Employees can still form and participate in affinity groups,” said Stacy Downs, UMKC director of strategic communications. “But consistent with federal guidance,...
In a presentation on Oct. 13, Hispanic Society of America curator Patrick Lenaghan discussed the historical challenges of interpreting the murals, then, with UC Berkeley Ph.D. candidate Christine Kierig, led small group Q&As up close to the artwork.
Lenaghan explored...
In the first of a series of lectures from KCMC, Author Stephen Aron presented Removal, Reparation, Reconciliation and Repatriation on Tuesday, Sep. 16 at the Kansas City Public Library’s Plaza Branch.
The coalition joined with UMKC’s Center for Digital and Public...
The recently opened Roo Plaza has received mixed reviews in the new school year. Many students and community members are enjoying it, but not everyone is happy.
The area, a recently closed-to-cars stretch of East 51st Street, is one of the busiest on campus,...
After a slow start, UMKC’s Annual Giving Day event managed to collect $1,211,910, almost five times more than the campus's original goal of $250,000.
The event, which is mostly focused on alumni and other non-student associates of the school, offers matching donations...
Students on UMKC’s Volker Campus have been navigating daily detours around the Quad for the past three months due to major construction.
Where major walkways once trafficked students, six-foot-tall fencing now blocks off the Quad from most sides. It prohibits students...
