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STLCC to host health care programs open house
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (374+ words) St. Louis Community College will host an open house Friday at its Wildwood campus to provide information about careers and training opportunities in health care, a field that continues to face worker shortages across the region. The event is scheduled…...
Boys & Girls Clubs, STLCC expand paid workforce pathways for teens
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (272+ words) The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis is expanding its workforce pipeline for local teens through the St. Louis Internship Program. In partnership with St. Louis Community College, SLIP is launching two paid summer internship programs that prepare high…...
Lincoln University professor receives governor's award
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (90+ words) St. Louis American Amber Bell, associate professor of social work at Lincoln University of Missouri, has received the 2026 Missouri Governor's Award for Excellence in Education. Bell serves as director of the university's Bachelor of Social Work program and has taught…...
3 students cash in on hard work
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (706+ words) For three St. Louis-area high school seniors, years of balancing academics, leadership development and career preparation have paid off with a significant boost toward their college goals. Bruce Green Jr. of Hazelwood West High School, Jahki Grice of Hazelwood Central…...
Ameren invests $1 million in UMSL's School of Engineering
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (369+ words) The University of Missouri'St. Louis continues to receive strong support from the St. Louis business community as it grows its newly formed School of Engineering. Ameren leaders will also serve on the School of Engineering's Founding Corporate Council and Engineering…...
Mississippi's lesson in literacy
1+ week, 4+ day ago (388+ words) A recent viral video that showed high school students struggling to read words below their grade level garnered millions of views. The kids who mispronounced the word "silhouette" and failed to sound out "gauche" became the butt of jokes and…...
The Chamber Music Society of St. Louis names Murry education director
1+ week, 5+ day ago (138+ words) St. Louis American Stay Informed, Stay Empowered in STL The Chamber Music Society of St. Louis has appointed Twinda Murry as director of education, overseeing the organization's Chamber Academy and music education programs. Murry spent 34 years teaching orchestra in the…...
Larry Hughes program targets after-school gaps
1+ week, 6+ day ago (737+ words) Larry Hughes remembers the kinds of choices many families in St. Louis have to make " deciding which activities they can afford and which opportunities their children have to miss. That reality, he said, pushed him to create something different: a…...
2026 Young Leaders - Lessons from the Next Generation of Leaders
2+ week, 1+ day ago (149+ words) 2026 Young Leaders " Lessons from the Next Generation of Leaders St. Louis American Stay Informed, Stay Empowered in STL In this special Salute to Young Leaders video presented by The St. Louis American Foundation, this year's honorees each answer the same…...
Wash U awards honorary doctorate to Muny CEO Coleman
2+ week, 1+ day ago (103+ words) St. Louis American Stay Informed, Stay Empowered in STL Washington University in St. Louis awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree to Kwofe Coleman during the university's commencement ceremony May 15. Coleman is president and CEO of The Muny, the…...