Rick Skwiot, BA sociology 1970, wrote “Fail,” which came out Oct. 27 via Blank Slate Press.

Rick Skwiot, BA sociology 1970, wrote “Fail,” which came out Oct. 27 via Blank Slate Press.
Rick Skwiot, BA sociology 1970, wrote “Fail,” which came out Oct. 27 via Blank Slate Press.
Rick Skwiot, BA sociology 1970, wrote “Fail,” which came out Oct. 27 via Blank Slate Press.
Black will spend the 2025-26 academic year at Howest University of Applied Sciences in Bruges, Belgium, where she will teach, conduct creative writing workshops and continue to work on her novel.
Today University of Missouri–St. Louis alumnus Rick Skwiot is an award-winning author of several books, but in 1965 he was just a freshman beginning his education at UMSL. His university experience challenged and changed him. "Many students were first-generation...
Today University of Missouri–St. Louis alumnus Rick Skwiot is an award-winning author of several books, but in 1965 he was just a freshman beginning his education at UMSL. His university experience challenged and changed him. "Many students were first-generation...
Today University of Missouri–St. Louis alumnus Rick Skwiot is an award-winning author of several books, but in 1965 he was just a freshman beginning his education at UMSL. His university experience challenged and changed him. "Many students were first-generation...