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UMSL sponsors Kids Voting program during presidential election

This year about 150,000 students from 15 St. Louis-area school districts will have the chance to participate in Kids Voting Missouri, a program run through the College of Education....

Eye on UMSL: Notarize your ballot

Staff member Cornell Lewis (at right) brought his absentee ballot to the Quad last week to have it notarized ahead of the Nov. 3 election....

German Culture Center continues to support local teachers while enlivening St. Louis culture

German language consultant Anja Schmitt led the center's annual fall workshop in a virtual format for more than two dozen teachers from across the St. Louis region....

UMSL cross country teams make long-awaited debuts in GLVC East Divisional meet

Freshman Benjamin Vandenbrink paced the men’s team in UMSL's first competition since 1983. Freshman Kayley Heeter led the women in the program's first-ever race....

UMSL Global hosts transatlantic dialogue on race and racism with counterparts in Stuttgart, Germany

Associate Professor Matthew Taylor led the first of four planned 90-minute lectures and discussed the anxiety that has weighed on African Americans in the United States....

Eye on UMSL: A ‘very hungry’ celebration

Preschool children at the University Child Development Center performed a reenactment of the iconic children's book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" last Thursday....

UMSL Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Accelerator provides capital, mentorship to underrepresented entrepreneurs

The first-of-its-kind program will award $50,000 to six startup founders with business ideas that directly and positively impact underserved communities....

UMSL kicks off LGBTQ+ History Month

Several campus organizations will host virtual events throughout October such as Safe Zone training and a painting night....

Alumna Tanika Busch named vice chancellor for finance and administration and chief financial officer

Chancellor Kristin Sobolik announced that Busch would step into the position on a permanent basis effective immediately. ...

More than 1,200 log on to annual Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference for new ideas, networking

James Lang, an author and professor of English at Assumption College, delivered the keynote address at the virtual event and discussed "Teaching Distracted Minds."...