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Truman Earns No. 1 Ranking for 28th Year in a Row
Truman has again been recognized as the No. 1 public university in the Midwest Region by U.S. News & World Report.
Truman Experience Weekend to Welcome Prospective Students
The University will welcome hundreds of prospective students and their families during Truman Experience Weekend, Nov. 1-2.
TRU-Entrepreneur Speaker Series Features Local Alumna
As part of the TRU-Entrepreneur Speaker Series, Amanda Montgomery (’12) will speak from 12:30-1:20 p.m. Oct. 9 in the Doug and Diane Villhard Innovation Lab in Pickler Memorial Library.
“Mean Girls” Set for Oct. 3 Showing at Planetarium
The fall installment of “Films and Finger Foods” will be a screening of the 2024 version of “Mean Girls” in the Del and Norma Robison Planetarium.
Review Process Gives Creative Writing Students Industry Experience
Some creative writing students recently received real-world experience through a collaboration with a respected literary journal.
McNair Scholars Attend Heartland Research Conference
Sixteen McNair Scholars attended the MKN Heartland McNair Research Conference with approximately 200 other McNair Scholars from programs across the United States, Sept. 20-22 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Philosophy and Religion Conference Accepting Papers
The 34th Annual Philosophy and Religion Conference will take place Nov. 16 in Baldwin Hall 114. Students can now submit papers to be featured at the conference.
Mitchell Heberer
Class of ‘21