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Scofield Hall houses many advisors for the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

An Endless Road to Graduation

Troi Buford, Staff Writer
April 12, 2024

  Many students at UMKC have found themselves having to come back an additional semester to take another class – or classes – just when they believed they were supposed to walk across the stage.         Students already have to deal with the stress that comes...

UMKC will be holding its spring commencement ceremony at the Royals’ Kauffman Stadium. (UMKC)

UMKC prepares for spring commencement at Kauffman Stadium

Kelsey Van Buskirk
April 12, 2022

“Commencement at the K” will return to UMKC for the second consecutive spring semester. Home to the Kansas City Royals, Kauffman Stadium will host two ceremonies for graduating students on May 15. “We’re proud to host and honor the next class of UMKC graduates,”...

Roo Report: A Response to PragerU and Will Witt, "You and Your Representatives On-Campus Lied Online About What Was In That Speech. We Have Your Words Verbatim. Take A Listen!"

Roo Report: “We have more similarities than we have differences” – Tom, Cristian, Dylan and Lawrence reminisce on their favorite moments from the season

Roo News
April 30, 2021

You can listen to this podcast on Anchor.fm or Spotify! In the Season 1 finale of the Roo Report, the hosts look back on some of their favorite episodes and conversations from the semester. They also make plans to come back for Season 2 and discuss their goals for the coming...

Students standing at a commencement when in-person commencement was possible

UMKC students voice opinions on virtual graduation

Tyrionna Clardy
November 10, 2020

As the fall semester comes to a close, students who will be graduating in December are coming to terms with UMKC’s decision to hold a virtual commencement as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The move is not unlike that of many other universities across the country...

Celebrating Women in STEM: Dr. Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel

Celebrating Women in STEM: Dr. Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel

Madalyn Weston
May 7, 2020

Editor's note: 'University News' would like to thank the author, Madalyn Weston, for the 66 articles that she has contributed to the Celebrating Women in STEM column over the past few years, and we'd like to congratulate her on her graduation. Math: one of the most hated...

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