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‘Celebrating 50 Years of Fulfilling the Dream’ at UMSL

Julianne Malveaux at UMSL

Noted labor economist, author and political commentator Julianne Malveaux speaks Jan. 21 in the Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Her lecture was part of the university’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observance. More than 800 guests attended the program, which included musical performances by The Dickson String Quartet, Normandy High School Jazz Band and Trinity Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Mass Choir. The theme for the event was “Celebrating 50 Years of Fulfilling the Dream.” (Photo by Jack Crosby)

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UMSL Engineering Summer Camps plant seeds for future engineers in the St. Louis region
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Social work graduate Jess Torres finds connection with older adults at Cardinal Ritter Senior Services
Social work graduate Jess Torres finds connection with older adults at Cardinal Ritter Senior Services

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Torres’ work with the organization during her practicum earned the School of Social Work’s Outstanding BSW Practicum Student Award.

Social work graduate Jess Torres finds connection with older adults at Cardinal Ritter Senior Services

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Torres’ work with the organization during her practicum earned the School of Social Work’s Outstanding BSW Practicum Student Award.

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