University of Missouri sociologists recently documented the influence of racial division and economic inequality on the size of a city’s police force. Guðmundur Oddsson, PhD candidate in sociology in MU’s College of Arts and Science, and his colleagues examined data from 64 American cities with populations of more than 250,000. They found evidence that cities […]
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Employers pledge to support Missouri National Guard veterans
Nearly 3,000 Missouri employers have taken the Show-Me Heroes pledge to provide employment assistance to Missouri National Guard veterans, resulting in nearly 4,500 Missouri veterans earning jobs. “The actual number may be significantly higher,” said 2nd Lt. Jon Barry, director of the Show-Me Heroes Program, since employers self-report their data voluntarily. Show-Me Heroes was introduced […]
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$100K grant for SLU researcher to probe health of black men
Keon Gilbert, assistant professor in the College for Public Health and Social Justice at Saint Louis University, has received a $100,000, two-year grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to determine which behaviors and policies are most likely to improve the health of African-American men. The New Connections: Increasing Diversity of RWJF Programming career […]
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Lionel Phillips joins Today and Tomorrow board
Lionel J. Phillips has joined the Board of Directors for the Today and Tomorrow Foundation, which assists faith-based and private schools in providing educational opportunities for economically disadvantaged families in the St. Louis region by generating financial assistance for scholarships from local and national funding sources. Phillips is Executive Systems Architect Manager for IBM Corporation.
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Paul Reiter’s killer convicted
On Friday, a diverse St. Louis jury found Rico Paul guilty of killing Paul Reiter, the longtime circulation manager of The St. Louis American. After a few hours of deliberation, the jury found Paul, 21, guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree attempted robbery and armed criminal action. Sentencing is set for September 17. Melissa Gilliam successfully […]
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Ferg-Flor recognized for school breakfast program
The Ferguson-Florissant School District received a Gold award from the Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE) and the Midwest Dairy Council for increasing the number of students receiving school breakfast. The $4,000 award will be used for health and wellness activities in the district. All Missouri public, charter and private school districts participating […]
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Garden seeks Volunteer Instructors
The Missouri Botanical Garden is seeking Volunteer Instructors. Volunteer Instructors are asked to make a commitment of four hours – one day a week – from September through December and February through May. Instructors typically teach classes as a team, leading groups of approximately 10 students each. Instructor training will take place at the Missouri […]
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HSSU president retires, Gully named interim leader
After two years of leading Harris-Stowe State University, President Albert Walker has retired, the university’s Board of Regents announced on Friday. The board has named Constance Gully, a longtime executive vice president for business and financial affairs, as interim president. Her appointment is effective immediately. The board will launch a search for a new president […]
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When school reform only makes it worse
Iatrogenic? Now, there’s a word we rarely hear. It essentially is a medical term that refers to the unfortunate condition in which the remedy causes more difficulty than the condition for which it was prescribed. A bit like using leeches for bleeding to rid the body of the disease. So, consider the most recent action […]
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Making history … again
Remember the March on Washington? August 28, 1963. Tens of thousands of activists on the National Mall. A preacher’s son from Atlanta talking about his dream for the country. We don’t need a history lesson. Even if we weren’t at the March itself, Dr. King’s words are etched into our minds as deeply as they […]