Alumni Earl Swift, Gary Morse and Amber Simpson are among the featured speakers during this weekend’s six ceremonies.

Alumni Earl Swift, Gary Morse and Amber Simpson are among the featured speakers during this weekend’s six ceremonies.
Alumni Earl Swift, Gary Morse and Amber Simpson are among the featured speakers during this weekend’s six ceremonies.
Alumni Earl Swift, Gary Morse and Amber Simpson are among the featured speakers during this weekend’s six ceremonies.
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.
The Creative Works Strategic Investment Program will provide a combined $98,000 in funding to UMSL faculty members, Lindsay Athamanah, Anne Austin, Bettina Casad and Adriano Udani.
The Creative Works Strategic Investment Program will provide a combined $98,000 in funding to UMSL faculty members, Lindsay Athamanah, Anne Austin, Bettina Casad and Adriano Udani.
The Creative Works Strategic Investment Program will provide a combined $98,000 in funding to UMSL faculty members, Lindsay Athamanah, Anne Austin, Bettina Casad and Adriano Udani.
The grant will help the university facilitate organizational changes to better recruit and retain women in faculty positions.
The grant will help the university facilitate organizational changes to better recruit and retain women in faculty positions.
The grant will help the university facilitate organizational changes to better recruit and retain women in faculty positions.
A construction debris chute protrudes from the fourth floor of SSB, where the renovation of the new School of Social Work offices has continued this spring.
A construction debris chute protrudes from the fourth floor of SSB, where the renovation of the new School of Social Work offices has continued this spring.
A construction debris chute protrudes from the fourth floor of SSB, where the renovation of the new School of Social Work offices has continued this spring.