Media Coverage: May 2025

Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media. Media Coverage highlights some of the top stories.

Jefferson College named Annie Mbale its 2025 Alumna of the Year. Mbale, who came to the U.S. from Malawi, earned an associate degree at Jefferson before she earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business at UMSL. The St. Louis American also carried news of her promotion to program manager at the St. Louis Mosaic Project. Mbale will manage day-to-day programs for the Mosaic Project’s efforts to attract and retain foreign-born individuals to the St. Louis region.

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