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Research-based puppet show sheds light on the refugee experience in America

"We Came As Refugees: An American Story" tells the story of a family adapting to the U.S., drawing on interviews with St. Louis refugees from around the world. ...

UMSL commencement ceremonies set for May 11-13

The university will confer more than 1,500 degrees during this spring's six ceremonies with a majority of the graduates from the St. Louis area....

St. Louis Storytelling Festival announces Irene Eveland Award recipient

The St. Louis Storytelling Festival Board, in association with the University of Missouri–St. Louis and the St. Louis Public Library, is proud to announce Vynetta Morrow as the 2013 Irene...

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...

Storyteller to share troubling tale of American Indian boarding schools

Storyteller Dovie Thomason, a Lakota and Kiowa Apache, will explore a tragic chapter in U.S. history at 5:30 p.m. May 3 in 402 J.C. Penney Building/Conference Center at the University...

Storytellers share their tales at 33rd annual festival

Sixty storytellers from throughout St. Louis and the U.S. will unite in May to entertain guests at an award-winning four-day festival presented by the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The 33rd...

Center to kick off National Poetry Month

The Center for the Humanities at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will kick off National Poetry Month in April with a pair of Monday Noon Series events. Jeff Friedman, who...