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This Semester with Multicultural Student Affairs

Renée Ashley, Staff Writer
November 13, 2023

  An office does not sound like the type of place students would hang out at, have fun, or seek guidance–but that’s not true for UMKC’s Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA) office.   According to Lanisha Stevens, MSA’s graduate assistant who has been with the organization...

Wesley Hamilton uses his life's story to bring awareness to mental health in minority communities.

TAASU Celebrates Black History Month With Their Annual Freedom Breakfast

Catia Montelongo and Angelique White, Staff Writers
February 23, 2023

  The African American Students Union (TAASU) and Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA) celebrated Black History Month on Feb. 16 with their annual Freedom Breakfast at the Student Union, including keynote speaker Wesley Hamilton.   TAASU provided a variety of breakfast...

UMKC creates new business scholarship for Hispanic students

UMKC creates new business scholarship for Hispanic students

Henry Madriles
September 29, 2020

The Henry W. Bloch School of Management has teamed up with the Greater Kansas City Hispanic Development Fund (HDFKC) to form a new scholarship program aimed at incoming Hispanic students. Offering a potential total of $10,000 per student, the new program has been created to...

Students request renaming of Miller Nichols Library

Students request renaming of Miller Nichols Library

Katie Hough
August 26, 2020

The proposal to rename the Miller Nichols Library has been a rotating debate for years. The death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police brought it back to the attention of university leaders, as students push for a more inclusive campus environment for the Black,...

UMKC advisor grows Latinx success

UMKC advisor grows Latinx success

Daisy Garcia Montoya
January 28, 2020

Ivan Ramirez is your go-to man. He’ll help you start a new student organization on campus, advise you on what you want to do with the rest of your life, and even provide snacks. If you ever feel lost with life or school, go to his office room 320C inside the Multicultural...

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