Students returning for the fall 2020 semester will find that Lindenwood has quickly adapted to accommodate student needs presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Integrated 360 video conferencing and the option of a new take on hybrid classes are just two more ways Lindenwood is ensuring that students and faculty have the resources necessary to move forward in a safe and effective learning environment.

Theodore Cohen, assistant professor of history, recently released his book Finding Afro-Mexico: Race and Nation after the Revolution, which was published by Cambridge University Press.

Lindenwood University was recently ranked as having one of the Best Online Master’s in Public Administration for 2020 by College Consensus.

Jeff Smith, professor of history at Lindenwood, published a chapter titled “Till Death Keeps Us Apart: Segregated Cemeteries and Social Values in St. Louis, Missouri” in a scholarly volume Till Death Do Us Part: American Ethnic Cemeteries as Borders Uncrossed (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2020).

Psychology Professor Dr. Michiko Nohara-LeClair recently awarded all of her students with a COVID-19 Special Teamwork Award.

The Hammond Institute has expanded its coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic to include daily analysis of trends in Missouri, the St. Louis metro area, and St. Charles County. In addition, the institute's website includes a collection of up-to-date analysis and commentary of its own and from external sources.

ITEN Mock Angel Company, Phas3, a promising and innovative healthcare startup that continues to make great progress with their virtual cardiac rehab services, has just released a new product called Cov-rd.

Students in Dr. Kristy Tucciarone’s Creative Advertising Concepts class helped Saint Louis Crisis Nursery raise $15,000 on May 7, record donations for Give STL Day. The donations doubled the reported donations from the previous year.

Lindenwood’s advertising and strategic communications students recently received a special Judge’s Citation Award: Bright Idea for the creative idea of a "reverse trade show" at the National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC). In addition, Instructor of Advertising and Public Relations Patrick Longo was named Advisor of the Year for his dedication to the competition and his team.

Lindenwood University – Belleville’s annual faculty awards were recently announced, the culmination of a process in which nominations are made by members of the faculty and award winners are selected by the faculty council.