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 UMKC Students for Justice in Palestine buttons pinned onto a keffiyeh. SJP has played an important role in supporting the fight for academic freedom in Palestine.

UMKC students hear firsthand accounts of academic censorship and oppression in Palestine

Sara Hanon and Eman Alsadeq
March 21, 2025

Educator and former political prisoner Hadeel Shatara spoke to UMKC students virtually on March 9, sharing her experience of imprisonment and the broader fight for academic freedom in Palestine.     Hosted by UMKC Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Mizzou SJP,...

Attendees in the lobby before the concert.

Roos take on Kauffman Center at the UMKC Day at the Symphony

Sara Hanon, Staff Writer
March 4, 2025

  Students had the opportunity to attend a free performance of "Pictures at an Exhibition" on Feb. 23 at the Kauffman Center.   The partnership between UMKC and the KC Symphony that made this possible began in 2021, after there was mutual interest in building a connection.   “By...

“Identity Wall” displaying student responses for first-gen pride.

First Gen Roo hosts a National First-Generation College student celebration

Sara Hanon, Staff Writer
November 13, 2024

  UMKC's First Gen Roo program honored National First-Generation College Celebration Day with a week dedicated to wellness and community, supporting students whose parents did not complete a bachelor's degree in the U.S.   The theme of the 2024 National First Generation...

UMKC’s Concrete Canoe team with their 2024 competition canoe.

UMKC Concrete Canoe: Rowing into the Future

Rachel Meng and Sara Hanon
October 3, 2024

  Concrete Canoe is a club dedicated to showcasing students' innovation by putting their creativity and knowledge into practice by creating canoes out of concrete. They race the canoes as well as build them.   The club is divided into teams, each having a specialization....

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