ROLLA, Mo. (AP) – A committee leading the search for a new president of the University of Missouri system nagged by racial unrest says candidates must have “a deft command” of communications and public relations. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the committee approved a list of qualifications for the successor to Tim Wolfe during…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Former University of Missouri Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin is preparing to take on a new role at the school but details of what he will be doing remain unclear. Loftin stepped down as chancellor in November after months of disagreements with former system President Tim Wolfe and discontent from faculty and…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri department tasked with cleaning, maintaining and fixing buildings on the Columbia campus is eliminating 50 jobs. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the move involving MU Operations comes a month after university administrators announced they were cutting spending by 5 percent and putting a hiring freeze in…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri says it’s planning to close two more dorms on the Columbia campus because of a drop in residency. KMBC-TV reports cites in a decrease in the number of students requiring housing at the campus for deciding to no longer offer space at the Respect or Excellence residence…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — University of Missouri graduate student workers are planning a vote on whether to unionize. The Forum on Graduate Rights on Friday announced a vote will take place over two days beginning April 18 at the Columbia campus. Graduate student workers with photo identification can vote. Students rallied after university officials in…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A Spike Lee documentary about University of Missouri protests and the football team’s threatened boycott is making its premiere at a theater near the campus. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that a one-hour version of the documentary, titled “2 Fists Up,” will be shown Wednesday night at the Missouri Theatre. Lee…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – State senators have voted to create a commission to review the University of Missouri System’s policies and administrative structure. Lawmakers voted 28-2 Monday to form the panel, which will recommend changes by the end of the year. Lawmakers have criticized how the school handled student protests over administrators’ perceived indifference…
Normandy, MO (KTRS) Public input is being considered in the search for the next system president at the University of Missouri. A series of public forums are being held this week at each of university’s four campuses. About 100 people attended the forum on the campus of UMSL Monday afternoon. Yolanda Weathersby, Director of Student Support…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The leadership board for the four-campus University of Missouri system wants to find out what the public wants from the system’s next president. The forums are being held at each of the campuses. The first two are Monday, with one at the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla and…
Columbia, MO (KTRS) A series of open forums are planned to gather input for the next University of Missouri System President. The University of Missouri will host the forums next week on each of the four campuses to give the university community an opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed characteristics and desired qualifications sought in the…