(KTRS/AP) – Kevin McDonald is the first-ever chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer for the University of Missouri. The University created the officer to help the four-campus system recover from racial protests at Columbia last year. McDonald previously served as the vice president and associate provost for diversity and inclusion at the Rochester Institution of…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Missouri coach Barry Odom announced Tuesday that two football players are leaving the program. Running back Chase Abbington and offensive tackle Malik Cuellar, both juniors, notified Odom this week of their intentions to end their football careers. “Chase visited with me a couple days ago and he’s decided to quit football,”…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Black faculty members at the University of Missouri say the school needs to reconsider retention tactics if it hopes to recruit and keep faculty of color. The Columbia Missourian reports that last fall, student activist group Concerned Student 1950 demanded an increase in black faculty and staff at the university to…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri says two residence halls already scheduled for demolition will not be used this fall because of declining enrollment. University spokesman Christian Basi says closing Laws Hall and Lathrop Hall will save the university about $200,000 a year in utility costs. The halls, part of the Dobbs Group…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Missouri sophomores Namon Wright and Tramaine Isabell have decided to transfer, becoming the fourth and fifth players with eligibility remaining to leave since last fall. Wright started 25 games and averaged 9.6 points and 5.2 rebounds. Isabell made two starts and averaged 6.2 points. Wes Clark, Martavian Payne and D’Angelo Allen…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri curators have rejected the appeal of an assistant professor who drew national attention for her run-ins with student journalists during protests. The four-campus system announced Tuesday in a news release that the board unanimously reached the decision Monday during a closed session. The release said the board…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri curators have named a Kansas City doctor and a St. Louis attorney to lead the committee searching for a new University of Missouri president. The curators on Monday approved attorney Cheryl Walker and Dr. James Whitaker to head the committee. Both are University of Missouri graduates. The…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Governor Jay Nixon has nominated a University of Missouri junior to be the next student representative to the university system’s board of curators. The Columbia Missourian reports that if the state Senate confirms the nomination of Gene Patrick Graham, a junior, he’ll serve as a nonvoting member of the board until…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Gov. Jay Nixon has nominated a University of Missouri junior to be the next student representative to the university system’s board of curators. The Columbia Missourian reports that if the state Senate confirms the nomination of Gene Patrick Graham, a junior, he’ll serve as a nonvoting member of the board until…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – University of Missouri leaders say the school will use a hiring freeze and 5 percent budget reduction to close a projected $32 million shortfall. The Columbia Daily Tribune (bit.ly/1py0K0h) reports interim Chancellor Hank Foley sent out a memo on Wednesday saying the moves are necessary because of a sharp drop in…