Jose Ramirez is a 29-year-old international student studying for his doctorate in musical performance with the UMKC Conservatory. He is from Medellín, Colombia, and the youngest of three children in his family. Here are his thoughts on being an international student,...

For many students, this spring semester was an opportunity to study abroad. What no one expected was that a worldwide pandemic would cut that opportunity short. A group of six Colombian international students, Luis Páez, Alexandra Vega Camelo, Julián Núñez, Daniela Lizarazo,...