Kingshighway bridge work forces detours
The Kingshighway Boulevard bridge near Forest Park is closed for construction for up to two years, forcing many students, faculty and staff to drive around it. […]
Month: November 2015
Sanders is popular at Forest Park
The 2016 presidential election campaign is well underway, and Forest Park students, like people all over the country, are developing views on the candidates and issues. In an informal campus poll, most students voiced support for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, a liberal who has waged a strong challenge to frontrunner Hillary Clinton, former secretary of state, for the Democratic Party nomination. […]
Pinch-hitting dean to retire
The biggest change at community colleges in the past 45 years is what students are studying. That’s the conclusion drawn by Elizabeth Wilcoxson, 70, interim dean of Business, Math and Technology at Forest Park, who is retiring in December. […]
Ex-cop uses art to push activism
Terrell Carter has a resume that demands a double take: Police officer, author, artist, college professor and leader of a non-profit organization. […]
MUSINGS: Sports fans are nerds, too
Nerds are often characterized as unsightly, socially inept people with extremely high IQs. They seem to be obsessed with technology, science or history, and they are always studying. They also have hobbies that most people can’t get into, like comic books or cosplay. […]
Adjuncts vote to unionize
St. Louis Community College’s part-time faculty will unionize after a landslide election victory. The adjuncts voted 188-15 to organize with Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 1. Some 574 were eligible to cast ballots on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. […]
Professor returns to Chinese homeland
Forest Park art professor Yingxue “Ying” Zuo grew up in China, but he returned to his homeland over the summer as a representative of his new country, the United States. […]