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Steven Louis Brawley preserves and celebrates St. Louis’ LGBTQIA+ history

Brawley founded the St. Louis LGBT History Project in 2007. He also authored “Gay and Lesbian St. Louis” and has served as a trustee for the State Historical Society of...

Leader of the St. Louis Avant-Garde: Artist Brock Seals’ background fuels his ascent

Brock Seals is succeeding on his own terms in the worlds of art and activism, in the process creating a body of work both unique and inspiring....

Gateway Human Trafficking honors Anthony Harper with Blue Heart Award

Harper, a 1994 UMSL alumnus, has spent the past eight years working as a forensic interviewer for Children's Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis. ...

Education alumna Elizabeth Bleier invests in the region’s future as executive director of Teach For America St. Louis

As executive director, Bleier is leading an effort to support St. Louis' network of 600 Teach For America alumni with professional development opportunities. ...

15 entrepreneurs present startups during UMSL DEI Accelerator Pitch Day for a chance at a $50,000 capital injection

The founders had only five minutes to present problems, solutions, business plans and more to a panel of judges for a chance to win a $50,000 non-dilutive capital injection....

Education and English alumna Eleanor Taylor connects to students and family history through language learning

Taylor was one of seven finalists for the 2022 Missouri Teacher of the Year and has been a Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms fellow....

Alumnus Tim Hebel named to St. Louis Business Journal’s 40 under 40

Hebel, a 2016 graduate of the UMSL computer science program, founded Beanstalk Web Solutions while working toward his degree. ...

Gov. Mike Parson speaks at progress tour of $7 million UMSL Nursing Simulation Laboratories expansion, renovation

The project is designed to address the state's nursing shortage by increasing UMSL Nursing’s capacity to graduate pre-licensure BSN students by 20%. ...

Alumna Leigh Bolin serves the remote communities of Alaska

Bolin has provided vital child advocacy and mental health services to remote areas of the state, sometimes traveling by plane to reach isolated villages. ...

Eye on UMSL: Tribute to a musical great

The musicians of the Jim Widner Big Band raised their instruments for a tribute to their band’s eponymous founding member, Jim Widner, during a memorial Saturday....