C. Mauli Agrawal

The University of Missouri-Kansas City is reimagining its future with a new initiative for a post-COVID-19 world and a Kansas City native followed monarch butterflies from Mexico to Canada and back.

The cuts are a part of the university’s UMKC Forward plan that includes investing up to $60 million over the next five years in enrollment-boosting initiatives.

The first layoff notices are expected to go out May 1. Additional staff may be furloughed or asked to take a pay cut.

UPDATED at 3:20 p.m. Nov. 20 with details from a lawsuit filed against UMKC and Ashim Mitra — University of Missouri-Kansas City Chancellor C. Mauli…

Segment 1: New UMKC Chancellor C. Mauli Agrawal is focusing on building community and investing in research.Although the chancellor has only been at UMKC…

The seven-year quest to bring the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance to downtown Kansas City ended abruptly Tuesday when university officials issued a…

UMKC's new chancellor won't start the search for a new athletics director until he sees a "working blueprint for the future," he said Tuesday.C. Mauli…

The University of Missouri-Kansas City must figure out how to invest in its students, faculty and staff even as state appropriations decline,…

Editor’s note: This story was updated at 3:50 p.m. to include comments from incoming chancellor C. Mauli Agrawal and MU spokesman Christian Basi.The…