Downtown Arts Campus

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…

It’s likely layoffs will be necessary to pay for what University of Missouri System President Mun Choi outlined as priorities in a speech last week.That’s…

The University of Missouri-Kansas City has taken a new step toward building a conservatory after a previous plan was halted last year, according to the…

More cuts may be coming at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.An email Interim Chancellor Barbara Bichelmeyer sent to staff Wednesday suggested that…

From budget cuts to racial tensions to declining enrollment, running the University of Missouri System has its share of challenges. Today, we speak with…

Outgoing University of Missouri-Kansas City Chancellor Leo Morton will be leaving earlier than expected, UM System President Mun Choi announced…

Warren Erdman, the leader of the local effort to obtain state money for the proposed UMKC Downtown Campus for the Arts, warned Thursday that any…

University of Missouri-Kansas City Chancellor Leo Morton on Tuesday announced he plans to retire from his position at the end of the next academic…

Plans for a new downtown YMCA, the latest on expanding the Kansas City streetcar and an update on the UMKC downtown arts campus were discussed by the…

The Missouri Senate has voted to approve $48 million in funding for a new downtown campus for the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance.The $96 million…

After hitting a high note last month with overwhelming approval in the Missouri House, the proposed University of Missouri-Kansas City downtown arts…

Peter Witte, dean of the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance since 2008, will soon be leaving Kansas City for Stockton, California. The University of the…