Alumni

Kim Rutledge

Dec. 17, 2025

Road to impact

Opportunities at Mizzou empowered Kim Rutledge to lead disability services.

Brad Exton holding a guitar

Dec. 17, 2025

Harmony on the range

Brad Exton is inducted into the Western Music Association Hall of Fame.

Jim Walsh and Nancy Markussen

Dec. 17, 2025

A lifetime out there, a season back here

Jim Walsh built a global career in business and teaching, then came back to Mizzou for a semester that closed the circle.

Kinder Institute event at Kansas City Library

Dec. 17, 2025

A grant to teach the country’s roots

The U.S. Department of Education rewards the Kinder Institute with a $2.6 million grant.

Dec. 17, 2025

Atlantic history, global futures

A Kinder Institute master's program focuses on the Atlantic basin.

Mary Grace Newman at the Library of Congress

Dec. 17, 2025

Experience and education in the stacks  

Mary Grace Newman's love of politics and history landed her at the Library of Congress.

american flag with crowd

Dec. 17, 2025

Why constitutional democracy matters more than ever

Rich Kinder reflects on the growth of the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy.

This is an image of the columns with flags between them.

Dec. 17, 2025

Lives that shape the future

The Kinder Institute has taught a new civic generation to study the past so they can navigate the present, and the alumni here show how far that practice travels.

Collage of six images from University of Missouri stories in 2025

Dec. 17, 2025

Mizzou thrived in 2025

Relive some of the University of Missouri’s most notable moments of 2025.

Hayden Seidel, Jordan Backes and Trent Esser.

Dec. 4, 2025

Entrepreneurs turn idea, seed funding from Mizzou into a multimillion-dollar 3D printing company

Three alumni are advancing the possibilities of recycled-plastic 3D printing with their St. Louis–based company, launched with prize money from Mizzou’s Entrepreneur Quest.

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