As a young girl, Laura Forsberg’s father read her Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” thoroughly explaining the minutia of the era’s manners and etiquette. Her world of wonder was magnified through literature and now the Rockhurst Associate Professor of English, author, and new mom is providing a similar opportunity to others through her first book, published through the prestigious Yale University Press.Read More
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March 3, 2022
In 1997 Merritt Neil was about to graduate from Rockhurst with a degree in Communication Studies. Like other seniors, she needed a job. Little did she know that the door that would open thanks to a Rockhurst alumnus would lead to what she called “one of the greatest gifts of my life.”Read More
March 3, 2022
From an outsider’s perspective, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist probably appeared to have it all. Even as a talented basketball player with a loving family and good group of friends growing up in New Jersey, he said he felt isolated for so much of his young life, in fear of being heard. All because of his...Read More
March 2, 2022
Near the pedestrian entryway to campus outside Arrupe Hall stands a new piece of campus art that serves as both a tribute and a reminder. “Angels Unawares,” located on the south side of Arrupe Hall, is a replica of a bronze statue by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz, mirrors the original in more...Read More
February 28, 2022
The Rockhurst University Board of Trustees has selected Sandra Cassady, Ph.D., to become the 15th president of Rockhurst University, effective July 1, 2022. Cassady will make history as the first female and first lay president of Rockhurst, which is a Catholic, Jesuit university founded in 1910 by...Read More
February 18, 2022
You don’t need an astrophysicist father to understand the cosmos. But it doesn’t hurt. Keith Brandt, Ph.D., professor of mathematics, and John C. Brandt, Ph.D., a retired astronomer, are the authors of an upcoming article in the AMATYC Educator titled “Andromeda’s Distance: An Activity in...Read More
February 14, 2022
They met through a mutual connection, hit it off, a first date on a hay ride on a crisp fall night. It seems like one of those “happily ever after” stories. Eventually, though, Tony LaRusso, ’02, and Kristin (Suter) LaRusso, ’03, went their separate ways, Tony said. But it wasn’t the end of their...Read More
February 11, 2022
Last Thursday, during a virtual panel discussion about Black-owned businesses in Kansas City, guests and members of the Black Student Union were subjected to racist hate speech and obscene images from individuals who hijacked the event. In the aftermath of that intentional disruption, one of a...Read More
January 31, 2022
Rockhurst University conferred degrees to approximately 200 students during its December commencement ceremony Dec. 11, 2021, in Mason-Halpin Fieldhouse. Students Berkley Hays and Nancy Miller delivered remarks on behalf of undergraduate and graduate students, respectively. The following students...Read More
January 24, 2022
From the frenzy of the fans to the unpredictable weather to busted brackets, playoff football can be exhilarating. Many in Kansas City now know the feeling well as fans. But as a member of the officiating crew for the recent College Football Playoff semifinal game between the University of Georgia...Read More
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