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Welcome to a student-first culture and close-knit campus community. This is where you’ll be accepted for who you are and challenged to be the person you want to become.
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Driven Students, Dynamic Faculty, A World of Opportunity

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Ranked the #1 Public School in the Midwest for 28 Consecutive Years

Truman graduates work for the best companies in the world, attend the best graduate schools and earn nearly $10,000 more than the national average.

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What's Happening at Truman

Check out all the great things happening around campus and throughout our community.

Alumnus Returns as Executive-in-Residence

Mark Taggart (’95) will serve as Truman’s next Bentele/Mallinckrodt Executive-in-Residence.

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Street Art Project Finds a Home on Ophelia Parrish

The north side of Ophelia Parrish is the location of the newest – albeit, temporary – student-created art project.

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Tag Day Celebrates Truman Donors

This week hundreds of donated items will be marked with distinctive purple tags in honor of Tag Day.

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Truman Faculty Member to Serve as Keynote Speaker for Philosophy and Religion Conference

The 34th Annual Philosophy and Religion Conference will take place from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 16 in Baldwin Hall 114.

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Truman to Test Emergency Notification System Nov. 14

Truman will conduct a test of the emergency notification system at 10:45 a.m. Nov. 14.

"Truman is a liberal arts and sciences school that gives you a vast array of skills that prepare you for the future."
Mitchell Heberer

Class of ‘21