In 2024, the UMKC athletic department, Kansas City Athletics, brought in almost $16 million. Over 22% of that came from student fees.   While almost $3.6 million came from student fees, only $121,080 came from ticket and concession sales.    Similar to UMKC, Missouri...

  Chancellor Mauli Agrawal focused his UMKC’s 2025 State of the University address on a new fundraising campaign, a new dentistry program and appreciation of past achievements.   For aspiring dentistry students, Agrawal announced a new proposal for a satellite dentistry...

  UMKC Theatre put on a fabulous production of “The Government Inspector” from Feb. 20 to Feb. 22 in the Spencer Theater, creating a direct connection into a world of comedy and drama. This adaptation of the play was done by David Harrower.   “The Government Inspector,”...

 On Feb. 25, UMKC Black fraternity and sorority members were notified via email about vandalism on  several monuments in the Divine Nine Garden.   The Garden, located in the quad, includes granite statues with the names, founding dates and crests of the nine Black fraternities...

  On his first day in office, President Trump announced plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico in an executive order titled “Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness,” sparking controversy and discussion over who gets to decide the names of places.    Digital mapping...