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He uses his mental health journey to give light to an important topic

Professor Clancy Martin in new book gives tools to cope with suicide

Jonah Rivera, Staff Writer
April 12, 2023

  In his new book, “How Not to Kill Yourself: Portrait of the Suicidal Mind,” UMKC philosophy professor Clancy Martin addresses suicide with realness and even humor.   The Kansas City Plaza Library hosted Martin on March 23 to promote his most recent work, which came...

Rebekah Taussig - UMKC Alumna and Author

UMKC alumna’s new book should be “Sitting Pretty” on your bookshelf

Abigail Higginbotham
December 9, 2020

Kansas City native, UMKC alumna, recent mother, and author are all appropriate terms to describe Rebekah Taussig.  In her debut semi-autobiographical book, "Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body," Taussig reflects on her disabilities and how...

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