Downtown arts campus holds promise for UMKC, downtown, city arts scene
Chancellor Leo Morton says having a new downtown arts campus for the UMKC Conservatory will attract great artists and great faculty members from around the world. He spoke yesterday at the announcement that the Muriel O’Brien Kauffman Foundation ...
Kauffman pledges $20 million for downtown arts campus
Against the backdrop of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Julia Irene Kauffman today announced a major grant to spur a downtown arts campus for UMKC.
The Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation today announced its pledge of $20 million ...
Ambassador to Portugal joining UMKC faculty
Photo courtesy UMKC.
The United States ambassador to Portugal, nominated by President Obama, is leaving that position and coming to UMKC to teach on money and politics.
UMKC announced today that Ambassador Allan J. KatzU.S. Ambassador to the ...
White House hears from UMKC librarian about lifelong learning
A UMKC librarian was at the White House yesterday, sharing her ideas forhow to create lifelong learners.
Gloria Tibbs, a librarian for the University of Missouri-Kansas City, has been named a White House “Champion of Change.” She is one ...
Communiversity offers holistic health fair
UMKC’s Communiversity is inviting the community to its spring holistic health fair on Saturday, April 14.
The event will feature more than 50 exhibitors ranging from acupuncturists and massage therapists to herbalists and chiropractors, ...
UMKC mourns student as two suspects are charged
A memorial to Aaron Markarian, a senior at the UMKC Conservatory of Dance and Music, has been erected in the yard where he was murdered on March 21. Two suspects have been charged with the crime after being identified by other victims ...
City discusses traffic light options at 51st and Oak with neighbors, UMKC
The traffic light just a half block from 51st and Oak is one the city says is not warranted under federal regulations. Traffic engineers last night met with UMKC and neighbors, who expressed concern for student safety if the traffic light is ...
UMKC fundraiser Friday addresses human trafficking
There will be a 1.2 mile fundraiser walk Friday at the University of Missouri in Kansas City to raise money to combat human trafficking.
The event will draw attention to the international problem of trafficking people for sexual exploitation ...
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