From donations to volunteering, to gift giving, kindness is in the air at UMKC as the campus prepares for the season of sharing and celebrates World Kindness Day.    UMKC is filled with opportunities to spread some much-needed compassion, so students and staff who haven’t...

We are nearing Thanksgiving break and preparing to spend the holiday with family. Campus will be deserted for a spell, so this week is about spending time at Volker with fellow schoolmates before heading back home.  On a commuter campus, we might overlook college as...

Families across the nation are left with a difficult decision to make. They must decide whether to gather together for Thanksgiving, weighing the risks of infection with the benefits of seeing loved ones. With a record-setting surge of cases in the U.S., the Centers for Disease...

UMKC reported the second-most positive coronavirus cases on campus in a single day following Halloween weekend.  The uptick in on-campus cases came at the same time as the U.S. had a record-setting 100,000 cases in a single day. The rise in cases has not appeared...

‘Tis the season to eat. ‘Tis the article of what not to eat. Here are the top five worst Thanksgiving dishes. 5.    PeasI don’t care if you put butter in it, sugar in it or season it up real good. It doesn’t matter. We don’t want it. Especially on Thanksgiving....