By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor Never as a journalist in metropolitan Kansas City, nor an assistant professor at a mid-size public university in Missouri, did MEA member Matt Bird-Meyer get a kiss from comedian and late-night talk host Stephen Colbert. Bird-Meyer notched that unbelievable experience after becoming a professor of journalism and humanities at […]

By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor A compelling charcoal drawing titled “Eyedentity,” selected as Best in Show at this year’s 62nd  MEA/MAEA Art Acquisitions Purchase Exhibition, was inspired by a Social Security application, says the Fraser art teacher who won the top award. MEA member Andrew Monroe said he created the artwork after filling out […]