UMSL News Releases

2026

March 13 - UMSL - Alternative Certification Virtual Info Nights will map out paths for working adults interested in becoming teachers

March 11 - UMSL partnering with Bi-State Development to provide educational opportunities to employees looking to advance their careers

February 24 - UMSL receives federal funding to launch Geospatial Workforce Development Pilot Program 

February 9 - UMSL partnering with FOCUS St. Louis to host second annual Start With Leadership Conference on May 7

January 27 - US News ranks University of Missouri–St. Louis 11th nationally for Best Online Bachelor’s Programs

January 8 - UMSL Advanced Workforce Center announces new partnership with Simplilearn to launch career-focused learning pathways

The University of Missouri–St. Louis (UMSL) is the largest public research university in eastern Missouri, and the third largest in the state, priding itself on creating greater access to higher education and opportunity for its more than 15,000 students. UMSL confers nearly 3,000 degrees annually and offers a wide range of baccalaureate and master’s degrees, two education specialist degrees and 17 doctoral degrees, including the only professional doctor of optometry program in Missouri. Established in 1963 as the fourth campus of the University of Missouri System, UMSL boasts more than 117,000 alumni, 73 percent of whom live and work in the St. Louis region.