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Is graduate school right for you right now?
Commentary is a regular UMSL Daily column written by members of the UMSL community. By JUDITH WALKER DE FELIX Normally, getting into a good graduate program requires time to demonstrate that you’re...
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Education: Getting closer to the community
Commentary is a regular UMSL Daily column written by members of the UMSL community. By CAROLE BASILE The College of Education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis prepares for every educator role....
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Effective interventions critical in child abuse prevention
Commentary is a regular UMSL Daily column written by members of the UMSL community. By LOIS PIERCE Although April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, the School of Social Work at the University...
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Raising awareness of domestic homicide in Missouri
Commentary is a regular UMSL Daily column written by members of the UMSL community. By KRISTIN CARBONE-LOPEZ Two people meet, fall in love and then live happily ever after. The ideal ending, right? Or...
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The Challenge
Commentary is a regular UMSL Daily column written by members of the UMSL community. By RON YASBIN “Educate and inform the whole mass of the people … They are the only sure reliance for the...
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Character education: You got a case
Commentary is a regular UMSL Daily column written by members of the UMSL community. By MARVIN BERKOWITZ I was recently asked how to convince people that character education actually works. The...
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Crime mapping can lead to more effective law enforcement
Commentary is a regular UMSL Daily column written by members of the UMSL community. By TERRANCE J. TAYLOR The fragmentation of police services is a problem inherent in the organization of many...
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Higher education linked to longer, healthier lives
Commentary is a regular UMSL Daily column written by members of the UMSL community. By TIM WOLFE Since becoming University of Missouri System president, I have been travelling the state far and wide...
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In defense of the F-word in K-16 education
Commentary is a regular UMSL Daily column written by members of the UMSL community. By J. MARTIN ROCHESTER Recently I received an email from a student unlike any message I have received in 40 years as...
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Women are crucial to future of IT in US
Commentary is a regular UMSL Daily column written by members of the UMSL community. By VICKI SAUTER Information technology is pervasive in our lives. Whether using an application on a smart phone or a...
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Inspiring the next generation of learners
UMSL alumnus George Paz, BSBA 1982, chairman and chief executive officer at Express Scripts, wrote the St. Louis Post-Dispatch commentary “Inspiring the next generation of learners.” (Photo by August...
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To Ireland and back: UMSL history alumna shares her study abroad experience
UMSL alumna Mia Michael, BA history 2013, recently visited Ireland through a study abroad program while a student at UMSL. She is seen here visiting a beach on the Emerald Isle. By MIA MICHAEL...
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Counseling professor talks of paradigm shift in counseling philosophy
UMSL counseling professor Robert “Rocco” talks about the paradigm shift in counseling philosophy in a recent issue of Counseling Today. (Photo by August Jennewein) Robert Cottone, professor of...
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Alumnus writes Op-Ed on building codes
UMSL alumnus David Crigger wrote an Op-Ed piece on building codes that was recently published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. (Photo by August Jennewein) University of Missouri–St. Louis alumnus David...
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How is a news organization like a university?
St. Louis Public Radio began operating out of UMSL at Grand Center when the building opened in 2012. (Photo by August Jennewein) This month marks the 42nd anniversary of when St. Louis Public Radio...
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What’s a university to do?
(Photo by August Jennewein) By TOM GEORGE Some people rush in. Others actively step back — to assess, plan and think systemically. There has been no shortage of opinions on how universities should best...
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14 UMSL photos from 2014
When looking back over the course of a year, August Jennewein remembers moments. “The days and weeks all blend together, but it’s the moments that pop out at me. It’s the same way with photographs,”...
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Alan Byrd discusses college access, youth jobs on Nine Network’s ‘Stay Tuned’...
The impact of youth employment on the St. Louis region was the focus of the “Stay Tuned” program on the Nine Network last week featuring Alan Byrd, dean of enrollment at the University of Missouri–St....
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Panel to address discrimination, avenues to equality
“What can we do outside the legal realm to change our society to be more inclusive and equitable?” That question is at the center of an upcoming panel discussion at the University of Missouri–St....
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UMSL political scientists respond to Ferguson Commission report
UMSL political scientists David Kimball (left) and Todd Swanstrom were among a group of scholars who recently wrote commentaries in response to the Ferguson Commission’s report. (Photos by August...
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