The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media.
Media Coverage highlights some of the top stories but does not serve as a comprehensive listing. Notice a clip we missed? Email us at umsldaily@umsl.edu.
Featured Stories
– October was LGBTQ History Month, and alumnus Rodney Wilson (MA in history 1995) was featured in a piece about the beginnings of the event on the site LGBTQ Nation. Wilson was the driving force behind the first Lesbian and Gay History Month in 1994 and was the founder of the coordinating committee of the first Gay History Month Event, at UMSL.
– Chancellor Tom George and Provost and Executive Vice Channcelor Kirstin Sobolik appeared on the Oct. 3 episode of the St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU show “St. Louis on the Air,” discussing the future of UMSL and its new five-year strategic plan.
– In the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice Lee Slocum delved into the results of a study she led on crime enforcement rates in the city of St. Louis, finding that police are making fewer arrests for lower-level crimes and the racial disparities among those arrests are narrowing.
– Alumna Gloria Clark Reno (BA in English 1973) was featured in the St. Louis American after her appointment as the presiding judge of the 21st Judicial Circuit Court in St. Louis County, making her the first African American presiding judge in the court’s 203-year history.
– Dave Robertson, Curators’ Teaching Professor and chair of the Department of Political Science, lent his expertise to numerous outlets concerning the midterm elections. Among them was a piece in POLITICO Magazine about how the geography and demographics of Missouri make it a curious state politically.
Media Coverage
Kristin Atwood, optometry alumna
NewsDakota.com: joined Professional Eyecare Center in Jamestown, North Dakota
Jennifer Bird, education alumna
West End Word: running for Missouri House District 91 seat
Anne Clarke, English alumna
Clay Center Dispatch: performing at Manhattan (Kansas) Arts Council classical recital
Jenny Connelly-Bowen, public policy and administration alumna
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: promoted to executive director of the Community Builders Network of Metro St. Louis
Jake Costello, history alumnus
Leader Publications: running for Division 4 Circuit Court judge
Chris Court, public policy and administration alumnus
West End Word: running for mayor of Crestwood
Jim Craig, interim chair of the Department of Sociology, Gerontology and Gender
St. Louis Public Radio: discussed Jason Kander and PTSD in the military on “St. Louis on the Air”
St. Louis Public Radio: underemployed veterans look for a place in society after service
Frank Cusumano, communication alumnus
KSDK (Channel 5): inducted into Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
Christina Dancy, public policy administration alumna
St. Louis American: joined Midwest BankCentre as assistant VP and Pagedale branch leader
Kathy Ellis, administration of justice alumna
Leader Publications and Daily Journal: running for Missouri U.S. House District 8 seat
Brad and Rachel Engelbarts, optometry alumni
Lake Expo: husband-wife team joins Family Eyecare Associates in Lake Ozark, Missouri
Tom George, chancellor
St. Louis Public Radio: reaction to emeritus University of Missouri–Columbia professor George Smith winning the Nobel Prize in chemistry
Yes! Weekly: comments on Holland Award winner as president of the executive committee of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
Finley Gibbs, speech communication alumnus
KMIZ-TV: running for Division 1 Circuit Court Judge
William Heisse, political science alumnus
The Call and South County Times: running for Missouri House District 92 seat
Jim Henry, associate professor of music and director of choral studies
Southeast Missouri State News and Southeast Missourian: honored with 2018 Alumni Merit Award
Paul Herring, vice chancellor for advancement
St. Louis Business Journal: named new vice chancellor for advancement
Beth Huebner, professor of criminology and criminal justice
The Capital Times: part of a panel on juvenile justice in Madison, Wisconsin
St. Louis Business Journal: UMSL part of $2.25 million MacArthur Foundation grant to reform St. Louis County justice system
Lisa Isenberg, nursing alumna
Durango Herald: joined Pediatric Partners of the Southwest as nurse practitioner
Jennifer Jaeger, marketing alumna
St. Louis Business Journal: named COO of Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri
Terry Jones, professor emeritus of political science
St. Louis Public Radio: record number of female candidates running for federal and state office in Missouri
New York Times: Democratic losses in statewide offices in Missouri since 2008
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: chances of unseating St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger
Cody Kelley, media studies alumnus
Leader Publications: running for Missouri State House District 110 seat
David Kimball, professor of political science
Governing: conflict of interest in secretaries of state presiding over elections in which they’re running
LSE US Centre: research on perceptions vs. reality of voter fraud in the U.S.
Orvin Kimbrough, business administration alumnus
St. Louis American: named CEO at Midwest BankCentre
David Klinger, professor of criminology
WENY News: how police misconduct is treated in the age of cellphone videos
Chicago Tribune: benefits and potential challenges to adopting “error avoidance reviews” of officer-involved shootings
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: analysis of officer-involved shooting footage in Arlington, Texas
William Knoedelseder, English alumnus
St. Louis Public Radio: “St. Louis on the Air” guest to discuss his latest book
Emilie La Breyere, art history alumna
Park Hills Daily Journal: joins Mineral Area College admissions office
Dan Lauer, founding executive director of UMSL Accelerate
EQ: benefits of the new Entrepreneur Quest Student Accelerator
Taylor Little, optometry alumna
Colorado Springs Gazette: joined the staff of Eye Care Center of Colorado Springs
Robert Matonis, social work alumnus
Ladue News: “Beatle Bob” known for his attendance, and distinctive dance moves, at St. Louis concerts
Dennis McDonald, education alumnus
Leader Publications: running for Missouri State House District 114 seat
Michael Olszowka, education alumnus
Washington Missourian: inducted into Union High School Athletics Hall of Fame
Shelly Parks, education alumna
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: named 2019 Missouri State Teacher of the Year
Joshua Perschbacher, director of the Veterans Center
St. Louis Public Radio: underemployed veterans look for a place in society after service
Maureen Quigley, associate teaching professor of art and design
The Clarion News: presenter at the “On Beauty” conference at Lincoln University
Thomas Paul Reilly, psychology alumnus
The Telegraph: discussing novel “Hope in the Shadows of War” at event in Godfrey, Illinois
Dave Robertson, Curators’ Teaching Professor and chair of the Political Science department
Springfield News-Leader: Republicans focusing on Springfield in Missouri U.S. Senate race
Washington Times: outside money flowing into Missouri U.S. Senate race
Riverfront Times: Democrat Cort VanOstran’s chances in the reliably Republican U.S. House Missouri District 2
Mother Jones: how Claire McCaskill’s action on the opioid crisis is affecting her campaign
Financial Times: African American voter turnout’s possible effect on the Missouri U.S. Senate race
Financial Times (video): African American voter turnout’s possible effect on the Missouri U.S. Senate race
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: analysis of suburban St. Louis voters’ motivations in midterm elections
Washington Post: effect of Missouri ballot initiatives on voter turnout
AL.com: the history behind resistance to imposing a new fuel tax in Missouri
Marty Rochester, Curators’ Teaching Professor of Political Science
St. Louis Jewish Light: making sense of Donald Trump’s foreign policy
Jeff Roorda, public policy administration alumnus
Leader Publications: running for Jefferson County Executive
Howard Schwartz, professor emeritus of English
St. Louis Jewish Light: author of new book “A Palace of Pearls: The Stories of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav”
Stan Shanker, business administration alumnus
St. Louis Business Journal: using extra time in retirement to help refugee families in St. Louis
Margaret Sherraden, Founders Professor emerita of social work
Oxford University Press Blog: commentary titled “Financial capability for all”
Irfan Sinanovic, engineering alumnus
Webster-Kirkwood Times: built Vega Transport into a nationwide freight company
Nick Sinanovic, computer science alumnus
Webster-Kirkwood Times: built Vega Transport into a nationwide freight company
Lee Slocum, associate professor of criminology and criminal justice
St. Louis Public Radio and KMOV: lead researcher on an UMSL report that studied low-level crime enforcement trends in St. Louis from 2002-17
Claudia Stuppy, accounting alumna
Ste. Genevieve Herald: running for Ste. Genevieve County Collector
Ste. Genevieve Herald: candidate forum for Ste. Genevieve County Collector
Brandon Tish, optometry alumnus
Newton Daily News: joined Eye Care Center of Newton, Iowa
Adriano Udani, assistant professor of political science
LSE US Centre: research on perceptions vs. reality of voter fraud in the U.S.
Cathy Vatterott, professor of education
Education News: second edition of “Rethinking Homework” textbook came out in September
Matt Vogel, associate professor of criminology and criminal justice
KSDK (Channel 5): face-to-face violence common in St. Louis carjackings
Ken Waller, public administration alumnus
Leader Publications: running for Jefferson County Clerk
Amanda Wells, English alumna
Kirkwood Patch: leading novel-writing workshop as part of National Novel Writing Month
Bruce Wilking, professor of astronomy
Illinois State University News: giving a talk as part Illinois State Fall Physics Colloquium Series
Other Campus News
Broadway World, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and St. Louis Public Radio: Variety Theatre bringing “The Little Mermaid” to the Touhill
Kansas City Star and Columbia Daily Tribune: UMSL tied for best rating in state among public schools at graduating African American students
EQ: College of Business Administration hosting UMSL Marketing Career Fair
Creve Coeur Patch: UMSL baseball team volunteers at Kirk Day School Color Run fundraiser
Kansas City Business Journal and Urban Land Magazine: Cortex serving as blueprint for other similar innovation communities around the country
EQ: VISION 2018 conference brings venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton to UMSL campus
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: group plans to invest $20 million to rebuild UMSL-owned Normandie Golf Club
KSDK (Channel 5): UMSL students participate in GlobalHack 2018
Swimming World: Tritons swimmers participate in Swim Across America charity swim
Columbia Missourian and Washington Missourian: work of new Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame inductee Thelma Blumberg is on display at UMSL
Florissant Patch and The Call: UMSL serving as registration station for annual River Des Peres Trash Bash volunteer clean-up event
St. Louis Public Radio: U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill visited UMSL as part of a statewide tour of college campuses
St. Louis Business Journal: UMSL completes $25 million renovation of Benton Hall
Missouri Business Alert: UMSL students eligible to apply for Entrepreneur Quest Student Accelerator
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: UMSL part of $2.25 million MacArthur Foundation grant to reform St. Louis County justice system
Campus Security & Life Safety and Campus Safety Magazine: UMSL releases new Rave Guardian campus safety mobile app
Webster University News: Missouri Institute of Mental Health co-sponsoring “Fashion and the Brain” art exhibition
St. Louis Post-Dispatch and St. Louis Post-Dispatch: coverage of comedian Kathy Griffin coming at the Touhill
The Journal (Webster University): UMSL to host 2018 Transgender Spectrum Conference
