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MU freshman deposits increase 20.9 percent from previous year

Emily Wolf • April 13, 2019

UM System President Mun Choi announced at the April Board of Curators meeting 5,124 incoming freshmen have made deposits to MU, up 20.9% from the same time last year. “Mizzou is back,” Choi said confidently. Additionally,...

MU Finance Committee approves new housing rates, Sinclair School of Nursing building budget

Kyndall Hubbard • April 8, 2019

The MU Finance Committee held a public meeting to discuss and approve financial plans for a variety of areas in the university system, while establishing an overall updated method of financial planning. The...

External Affairs, Marketing and Advancement Committee holds public meeting

Riddhi Andurkar • April 7, 2019

The UM System Board of Curators External Affairs, Marketing and Advancement Committee held a public meeting Wednesday to provide updates regarding the Translational Precision Medicine Complex, UM System...

UM System Board of Curators host public meeting with Health Affairs Committee

Riddhi Andurkar • April 3, 2019

The UM System Board of Curators held a public meeting on Monday, April 1. During this meeting, there were a few updates from the Health Affairs Committee, including an introduction of the interim dean...

Marching Mizzou to travel abroad for parade and competition

Laura Evans • March 19, 2019

The MU School of Music announced that Marching Mizzou will be traveling to Ireland in March 2020 to play in the Dublin St. Patrick’s Festival Parade and to participate in the Limerick International Band...

MU alumnus John Haskins shares journalism career advice, experience with students

Riddhi Andurkar • March 18, 2019

Students gathered in Fisher Auditorium on Thursday, March 14 to hear about John Haskins’ career journey and hoping that his insight could help them plan their own career paths in journalism. The MU...

MU announces continued closure of campus, UM System offices

Emily Wolf • January 14, 2019

UPDATE: MU officials have announced in an email that the university will reopen tomorrow, Tuesday Jan. 15, at 12:01 a.m. for all regularly scheduled operations. Those traveling on campus are encouraged...

MU School of Accountancy improves in Public Accounting Report

Noah Klein • December 11, 2018

The School of Accountancy ranked well on the 37th Annual Professors Survey 2018 in the Public Accounting Report for the second year in a row. MU has moved up in the rankings since last year from 13th...

Science of Addiction Symposium to foster UM System collaboration on societal issue

Lauren Bishop • December 6, 2018

MU will host the Science of Addiction Symposium on Thursday to investigate the problem of addiction, foster collaboration in solving issues and inform the community. This event is free and open to the...

MizzouThon students pledge $1.3 million to MU Women’s and Children’s Hospital

Riddhi Andurkar • December 4, 2018

Chancellor Alexander Cartwright announced MizzouThon’s new five-year pledge of $1.3 million to the Women’s and Children’s Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 4. MizzouThon is a Children’s Miracle Network...

MU celebrates National American Indian Heritage Month with guest speakers, art exhibitions, film screenings

Adele Du • November 28, 2018

MU is hosting a series of events in celebration of the National American Indian Heritage Month, including indigenous film showings, presentations, crafts, art and speakers. The span of events spread throughout...

Board of Curators discusses textbook affordability, student housing changes

Christina Long, Tony Madden, Noah Klein • November 22, 2018

The UM System Board of Curators met last week at the University of Missouri, St. Louis to discuss enrollment and acceptance data, changes to student housing and dining, a plan to reduce textbook cost and...