Braswell, who completed his bachelor’s degree in history in May, is one of two representatives of Ward 4 and is serving on the Police Committee and Public Works Committee.
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Recent graduate Elijah Braswell serving as Valley Park alderman while eyeing law school
Braswell, who completed his bachelor’s degree in history in May, is one of two representatives of Ward 4 and is serving on the Police Committee and Public Works Committee.
Recent graduate Elijah Braswell serving as Valley Park alderman while eyeing law school
Braswell, who completed his bachelor’s degree in history in May, is one of two representatives of Ward 4 and is serving on the Police Committee and Public Works Committee.
Ekin Pellegrini has lofty goals as president of the Executive DBA Council
Pellegrini’s fascinating life and career path, from Turkey to UMSL with several stops along the way, has prepared her to lead the Executive DBA Council.
UMSL continues Black History Month celebration with events from African American Alumni Chapter, Black Faculty/Staff Association
Historians and educators John A. Wright Sr. and John A. Wright Jr. were featured guests at a “Black in St. Louis” event Thursday at the MSC.
UMSL continues Black History Month celebration with events from African American Alumni Chapter, Black Faculty/Staff Association
Historians and educators John A. Wright Sr. and John A. Wright Jr. were featured guests at a “Black in St. Louis” event Thursday at the MSC.
UMSL continues Black History Month celebration with events from African American Alumni Chapter, Black Faculty/Staff Association
Historians and educators John A. Wright Sr. and John A. Wright Jr. were featured guests at a “Black in St. Louis” event Thursday at the MSC.
Black Faculty and Staff Association panel explores past, present and future of struggle for racial equality and justice
Associate Professor Priscilla Dowden-White, Assistant Teaching Professor Thomasina Hassler and Associate Professor Matthew Taylor shared their expertise.
Black Faculty and Staff Association panel explores past, present and future of struggle for racial equality and justice
Associate Professor Priscilla Dowden-White, Assistant Teaching Professor Thomasina Hassler and Associate Professor Matthew Taylor shared their expertise.
Black Faculty and Staff Association panel explores past, present and future of struggle for racial equality and justice
Associate Professor Priscilla Dowden-White, Assistant Teaching Professor Thomasina Hassler and Associate Professor Matthew Taylor shared their expertise.
GUST students enjoy their summer abroad at UMSL
Abdullah Desouki, Maria Saade and Yousef Abuhayya were three of five students visiting from UMSL’s longtime academic partner in Kuwait.
GUST students enjoy their summer abroad at UMSL
Abdullah Desouki, Maria Saade and Yousef Abuhayya were three of five students visiting from UMSL’s longtime academic partner in Kuwait.
GUST students enjoy their summer abroad at UMSL
Abdullah Desouki, Maria Saade and Yousef Abuhayya were three of five students visiting from UMSL’s longtime academic partner in Kuwait.
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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.
Sharing lessons on the history that helped divide St. Louis
Associate Professor Priscilla Dowden-White’s teaching of the past offers lessons for the future.
Conference highlights intersection of issues with labor and civil rights
Douglas Swanson, the coordinator of the labor studies at UMSL, put on “Civil Rights in Workers’ Lives,” which attracted an audience of more than 130 people.
Citizen-driven filmmaking at center of upcoming Primm lecture at Missouri History Museum
Featuring documentary filmmaker Louis Massiah, this year’s James Neal Primm Lecture in History is set for 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Missouri History Museum.
Happy birthday St. Louis! UMSL helps the city celebrate 250 years
UMSL has existed for only a fifth of St. Louis’ 250 years, but has been a treasure trove of information and resources when celebrating the city’s sestercentennial.
News media turns to UMSL faculty to help make sense of recent Ferguson events
UMSL faculty members have discussed policing, poverty, racial tensions and the history of the region with CNN, CBS News, NPR, USA Today and more.
UMSL community reflects on Maya Angelou
“We have lost a wonderful poet and noble person,” says Drucilla Wall, poet in residence at UMSL.
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.”
Center injects culture into mundane Mondays
Got a case of the Mondays? Suffer no more. A look at the Middle East art scene, poetry of social protest and shared stories of resourceful Ozark families are some of the many cultural events that make Monday Noon Series a cure for the blues.
Historian to discuss barrier-breaking civil rights attorney
Civil rights attorney Margaret Bush Wilson (1919-2009) was a complex individual who broke many barriers throughout her life and professional career. She was part of the legal team that fought housing covenants in the 1940s. She went on to work for the National NAACP, U.S. Department of Agriculture and state of Missouri.
Trailblazers honored for contributions to women
The five women honored at this year’s Trailblazers Award ceremony March 7 fulfilled the requirement: Women whose extraordinary lives have contributed to the advancement of women. The annual event at the University of Missouri–St. Louis is one of the highlights of Women’s History Month.
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.”
Historian to revisit African American social reform
A push for African American social welfare reform began in St. Louis long before the start of the civil rights movement in the late 1950s, according to Priscilla Dowden-White, associate professor of history at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
New seminar series to showcase faculty research
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Historian examines interwar African American social welfare reform in St. Louis
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