UMKC Roo News went home carrying seven awards at this year's Missouri College Media Association (MCMA) banquet in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO). Going up against the largest campuses in Missouri, and with mostly a new staff this year,...

Updated as of 10/21: Threa Almontaser has been selected to be the inaugural recipient of the Maya Angelou Book Award. The Kansas City Public Library, in partnership with UMKC and five other Missouri colleges, will be announcing the winner of the new Maya Angelou Book...