UMKC began the demolition of Oak Place Apartments on July 7. The apartment building, which sits on the western edge of the Volker Campus, has been a problem child for the university since 2017, and the problems with the building are far from over.  Oak Place Apartments...

Lukas Kenney and Sam Bellefy The coronavirus pandemic is bludgeoning UMKC’s finances.  “[We are] experiencing significant financial issues right now,” Chancellor Mauli Agrawal told U-News.  In an April 15 email to faculty and staff, the chancellor anticipated...

According to a report by the Kansas City Star, UMKC administration allegedly knew of a law student who had the coronavirus for four days before informing the campus. The mother of the student, Louise Lynch, told The Star that she had told administration her daughter had tested...

Regan Smith and Lacey Clark UMKC is trying new tactics to combat its declining enrollment numbers.  The university’s enrollment dropped 1.8% last semester compared to fall 2015, according to figures from UMKC’s data and records website. College enrollment is also...