The University of Missouri (UM) System removed diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) statements from its hiring process. However, UMKC’s Statement of Values mentions all three.    The removal of DEI statements coincides with an amendment introduced by Republican lawmakers...

Anticipation for a full-capacity fall semester has been building since last spring. Chancellor Mauli Agrawal told Roo News in April that, barring a drastic shift in the course of the pandemic, students would return to in-person classes. Despite the recent uptick in COVID-19...

UMKC experienced its first round of weather-based campus closures for the year last month. While the campus was closed, classes were not. Instead, UMKC announced for three consecutive days that students and faculty would continue with remote working and learning as per normal.  Such...