COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Enrollment in the four-campus University of Missouri system increased 19 percent over a decade before losing ground after protests at the Columbia campus and a drop in high school graduates in the state. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that enrollment across the system increased from 48,434 in fall 2005 to 57,785…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A task forces says the University of Missouri system should emphasize diversity in its recruiting and hiring practices, while also finding ways to fund those practices to make them sustainable. A 21-page report by the UM System Diversity, Equity and Inclusion task force issued Wednesday made specific recommendations to improve diversity…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri chapter of the Delta Upsilon fraternity will be suspended until at least the fall of 2018 for repeatedly violating fraternity and university policy and state law. Delta Upsilon International announced the suspension Tuesday, citing incidents at three parties this semester. All operations of the Columbia chapter have…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri chapter of the Delta Upsilon fraternity will be suspended until at least the fall of 2018 for repeatedly violating fraternity and university policy and state law. Delta Upsilon International announced the suspension Tuesday, citing incidents at three parties this semester. All operations of the Columbia chapter have…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri says the search firm that helped the system find a new president also will lead the search for a permanent chancellor for the Columbia campus. University officials announced in a news release Monday that the firm of Isaacson, Miller, will help with the chancellor search. The firm…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Tigers have dismissed wide receiver Keyon Dilosa from the team after he was accused of punching a woman in the face. Missouri associate athletic director Chad Moller confirmed Thursday that Dilosa was no longer on the team. Dilosa was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of third-degree domestic assault. He has…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri is urging student groups to halt some social events as the number of mumps cases continues to rise. The Student Health Center said Wednesday that there are 128 confirmed and probable cases. The outbreak began in early November with four confirmed cases. Most of them are linked…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Officials say at least 73 confirmed and probable cases of mumps have been reported at the University of Missouri. The Columbia Missourian (http://bit.ly/2fWLrKm ) reports that many of the cases of the viral infection are linked to the school’s Greek life community. The outbreak began in early November with four confirmed…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The new University of Missouri system president plans to tour the state’s four campuses. The Kansas City Star reports that new University of Missouri System President Mun Choi will begin a four-campus tour Tuesday at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Choi’s scheduled to stop Wednesday at the Missouri University of…
( KTRS ) Mizzou running back Damarea Crockett has been suspended from the Tigers’ last game. University of Missouri Police say Crockett was arrested Sunday for arrested for possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana. Crockett is Mizzou’s all-time record holder for freshman rushing yards and touchdowns. The Tigers’ last game is this Friday…