A memorial ceremony on Park Central Square on Oct. 2 honored three black men – Horace Duncan, Fred Coker and William Allen – who were lynched on Easter weekend in 1906. The event promoted healing, forgiveness and remembering the past … Read More
The organizers of the Springfield-Greene County African American Heritage Trail unveiled an artist’s rendering of the trail’s first marker at the annual Park Day Reunion Aug. 3, 2018… Read More
Minju Choi shares message of togetherness through new piano album. “Music communicates what we are not able to verbally,” said Dr. Minju Choi, assistant professor of music at Missouri State University. “It’s the common language we all share.” “I am … Read More
For Demetria, her field provides a way to discuss, understand and improve the world. “I think I changed my major five times when I first got here,” says Demetria Green. “I was all over the place.” It wasn’t that she … Read More
Dr. Stephen Spates explores how organizations embody and express their missions. “My research relates to how people get along: how they maintain and develop relationships,” says Dr. Stephen Spates, assistant professor of communication. Culture plays a large role in his … Read More
At the International Culture Fair, children get to experience life around the world. As a child, Dr. Heidi Backes, assistant professor in the department of modern and classical languages, looked forward to one event each year. “The Holiday Folk Fair takes … Read More
“It’s been called ‘the most taught book on college campuses in the United States,’” said Dr. Linda Trinh Moser, professor in the department of English at Missouri State University. She was referring to Maxine Hong Kingston’s 1977 book “The Woman … Read More
