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An unprecedented year: Looking back at 2020 through notable stories in UMSL Daily

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the resilience of UMSL students, faculty, staff and alumni to find success and make a positive impact despite challenges....

Wayne Goode, father of UMSL, dies after battle with leukemia

Goode was a freshman legislator when he drafted the bill that allowed for the creation of UMSL in 1963. He remained a strong advocate for education throughout his career....

UMSL experts sourced by media to discuss school transfer law

The Missouri school transfer law for unaccredited school districts has been a hot topic this summer as two local school districts scrambled to find suitable replacement districts for their students....

UMSL education professor discusses Missouri’s school transfer law

Kathleen Sullivan Brown, associate professor of educational leadership and policy studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, discussed Missouri's school transfer law with the St. Louis Beacon. Brown said even...

PPRC photo exhibit focuses on Normandy School District

Past and present students of the Normandy (Mo.) School District are both the subjects and photographers for a new University of Missouri–St. Louis exhibit. Participants included Normandy High School alumni...

Committee of 28: The group that helped turn a golf course into a university

By the fall of 1959, the Normandy (Mo.) School District’s oft-discussed desire to develop a junior college appeared close to a reality. The district had acquired the needed land, but...

Students of Service finishes at 23,000-plus hours

The threat of bad weather Saturday morning kept some volunteers away. But the people who did show up at the University of Missouri–St. Louis for the final community service project...

‘Best turnout ever’ expected for Students of Service finale

Kay Gasen hopes to arm a veritable army of volunteers April 28 with paint brushes, shovels and rakes to plant a community garden, paint houses and generally make life a...

Student leader looks to shatter stigma

Kelcy Siddall was fortunate. He grew up in a rough neighborhood, but at an early age, his family instilled within him the importance of a college degree. Now a University...