Dowden-White is currently researching a biography on Wilson, the first African American woman to chair the national board of the NAACP.
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Ask an Expert: Priscilla Dowden-White discusses Margaret Bush Wilson and other overlooked civil rights figures
Dowden-White is currently researching a biography on Wilson, the first African American woman to chair the national board of the NAACP.
Ask an Expert: Priscilla Dowden-White discusses Margaret Bush Wilson and other overlooked civil rights figures
Dowden-White is currently researching a biography on Wilson, the first African American woman to chair the national board of the NAACP.
Year in review: UMSL sees transformative change during 2024
Look back at some of UMSL Daily’s top stories from the past year.
UMSL taps Paul Evensen to lead Public Policy Research Center
Evensen is well-connected across the St. Louis community through his work with Social Innovation STL, which he launched in 2015.
UMSL taps Paul Evensen to lead Public Policy Research Center
Evensen is well-connected across the St. Louis community through his work with Social Innovation STL, which he launched in 2015.
UMSL taps Paul Evensen to lead Public Policy Research Center
Evensen is well-connected across the St. Louis community through his work with Social Innovation STL, which he launched in 2015.
Mark Tranel discusses research on households struggling to meet everyday needs with St. Louis Public Radio
The director of the Public Policy Research Center was part of a panel with United Way of Greater St. Louis Vice Presidents Julie Russell and Dayna Stock on “St. Louis on the Air.”
Mark Tranel discusses research on households struggling to meet everyday needs with St. Louis Public Radio
The director of the Public Policy Research Center was part of a panel with United Way of Greater St. Louis Vice Presidents Julie Russell and Dayna Stock on “St. Louis on the Air.”
Mark Tranel discusses research on households struggling to meet everyday needs with St. Louis Public Radio
The director of the Public Policy Research Center was part of a panel with United Way of Greater St. Louis Vice Presidents Julie Russell and Dayna Stock on “St. Louis on the Air.”
Former Grand Center leader Vince Schoemehl joins PPA School as fellow
UMSL alumnus Vince Schoemehl (BA history 1972) is entering the next phase of his career following decades of public and nonprofit leadership.
Former Grand Center leader Vince Schoemehl joins PPA School as fellow
UMSL alumnus Vince Schoemehl (BA history 1972) is entering the next phase of his career following decades of public and nonprofit leadership.
Former Grand Center leader Vince Schoemehl joins PPA School as fellow
UMSL alumnus Vince Schoemehl (BA history 1972) is entering the next phase of his career following decades of public and nonprofit leadership.
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3 staff members recognized for outstanding service, teamwork, care
The recipients of the 2015 Chancellor’s Awards for Staff Excellence include (from left) Mary Brown, Debra Black and Samuel Darko.
UMSL faculty members share St. Louis knowledge as city turns 250
UMSL celebrated St. Louis’ 250 years and the birth of Louis IX with the two-day conference “St. Louis Metromorphosis: The Significance of a City Across the Centuries.”
St. Louis Mosaic Project seeks to attract immigrants, boost regional economy
The St. Louis Mosaic Project was created to attract more people to the St. Louis area like University of Missouri–St. Louis alumnus Jason Jan, BSBA 1999. The native Malaysian ultimately stayed in St. Louis where he launched the frozen yogurt store and brand FroYo.
Discussion to focus on growing immigrant population in St. Louis
International migration is a key reason the St. Louis region has not lost population in the most recent census. While the region’s changing demographics make opportunities, they also create challenges. A panel discussion at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will explore the many facets of St. Louis’ growing immigrant population.
Sidewalk tour, film screening look back at Pruitt-Igoe
Pruitt-Igoe was supposed to be the new model of urban housing and the answer to low-cost housing needs and overcrowding in post-World War II St. Louis. But within 20 years, several of the 33 11-story apartment buildings constituting Pruitt-Igoe would lie in rubble following their widely televised demolition. Thick, overgrown foliage and trees now blanket the vacant site where the uniform high-rises once stood.
PPRC grant helps establish St. Louis Public Radio Fellowship
St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU has established a new fellowship designed to discover, encourage and train the best possible representatives of a diverse new generation of public media talent. The St. Louis Public Radio Fellowship for Coverage of Regional Race Matters is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Public Policy Research Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Researchers discuss new ‘old’
The adage “You’re only as old as you feel” rings true today more than ever. Whether the reason is better health options, working later in life due to economical challenges or just the need to stay active, older adults are not created equal.
Seminar to showcase PPRC director’s research
The University of Missouri–St. Louis is a public metropolitan research university. And the university’s Public Policy Research Center will continue to showcase that with the third presentation in its “2012 Spring Applied Research Seminar Series: Applied Research Across the Disciplines.”
Seminar to showcase social work scholar’s research
The University of Missouri–St. Louis is a public metropolitan research university. And the university’s Public Policy Research Center will continue to showcase that with the second presentation in its “2012 Spring Applied Research Seminar Series: Applied Research Across the Disciplines.”
New seminar series to showcase faculty research
The University of Missouri–St. Louis is a public metropolitan research university. And the university’s Public Policy...
PPRC website provides wealth of metropolitan data
A new section of the website for the Public Policy Research Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis features a...
State taps UMSL faculty for appointed school board
The Missouri State Board of Education appointed University of Missouri–St. Louis faculty members Lynn Beckwith and Mark Tranel to a three-person “special administrative board” to lead the Riverview Gardens School District in north St. Louis County.
PPRC looks back at 5 years of St. Louis photos
The PPRC Photography Project at UMSL is now celebrating its first five years with a comprehensive new exhibit and book.
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- Social work student marshal Zeth Crews grows professionally at Places for People
- Veteran Ryan Manley graduates with information systems and technology degree
- Sociology graduate Addi Nunnelly applying lessons from the classroom in her work in the community
- New Doctor of Business Administration cohort features students with diverse professional backgrounds
- Biology graduate Julia Talbert working as research assistant at the Danforth Plant Science Center
- McDonnell Foundation supporting St. Louis Public Radio initiative to improve dialogue across differences
- UMSL receives $5.1 million grant to promote evidence-based literacy strategies in Missouri schools and area career centers
- New graduates celebrate their triumphs with family members, friends during fall 2024 commencement
- Language student Theresa Kallal finds meaning living life abroad in France and Spain
