Stephens College News

Dianne Lynch wanted to give the students of Stephens College a break from the constant digital communication that pervades their generation.

The new leader of Stephens College in Columbia is bringing back an old tradition with a new twist at the 176-year-old women's school.

It's Sunday, Aug. 21, 1949, in Columbia, and about 10,000 people are attending a dedication of Cosmo Park, a 35-acre tract donated to the city by the Cosmopolitan Luncheon Club.

A year ago, Stephens College received an impressive clothing donation from George and Karla Hessenbruch.

Sixteen pairs of socks danced across the wooden floor, peeking out beneath 16 yukata, a lightweight kimono.

President Barack Obama is expected to announce Tuesday night in a speech from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point that he will send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan.

A Dozens of volunteers spent today preparing for a free Thanksgiving feast in Columbia.

In "The Dixie Swim Club," a play that opens Wednesday at Stephens College, five women get together every August at a beach house in North Carolina with three rules: No men, no work, no kids.

Sutu Fort's turning point came in 1994 when she returned to Columbia after a career stumble.

First Shot: Lost, found and BUSTED! That Elizabeth Mitchell sure is sitting in the catbird seat these days.

The cast of "42nd Street" performs a tap routine as part of Stephens College President Dianne Lynch's installation ceremony, on Friday.

Stephens College President Dianne Lynch and Kathryn Adams, director of alumni relations, embrace as Lynch thanks her for all her hard work in making the events of Lynch's inauguration happen.

George Ann Stokes Harding, '58, Chair of Stephens College's Board of Trustees, presents to President Dianne Lynch the official symbol of the college and of the office of the presidency, the Presidential Medallion, on Friday.

Red and white gingham fabric lays across a work table at the Stephens College costume closet.

A Red Sock Hop on Wednesday evening kicks off Stephens College's celebration of the inauguration of Dianne Lynch as its 24th president.

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Senator Claire McCaskill came to MU Friday to talk about reforming the college financial aid process.

Three new species of the rare Caecilians - the first land animals, which look like snakes or earthworms but are neither - have been discovered from forests of Manipur and Nagaland including two species having a unique "moustache-like stripe on its upper lip". Amphibian researcher SD Biju, Associate Professor, University of Delhi, who led the team ...

Jonathan March, 25, of Hallsville was arrested without incident and charged with possession, resisting arrest and failure to register a motor vehicle.

A celebration of women in film is planned for Stephens College in central Missouri this weekend.