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The Maneater

Board of Curators approve policies for transition assistance benefits, sick leave and personal days

Board of Curators approve policies for transition assistance benefits, sick leave and personal days

Caitlyn Rosen July 10, 2018

The UM System Board of Curators met June 21-22 at the Columbia campus to discuss various UM System issues. They discussed combining the Ethics and Compliance Hotline and Bias Hotline as well as the approval...

School of Nursing welcomes new dean

School of Nursing welcomes new dean

Regan Mertz July 10, 2018

Dr. Sarah Thompson, formerly a faculty member at the University of Colorado-Denver, will be transitioning from the mountains to Missouri as she takes on the role of dean at MU’s Sinclair School of Nursing. Thompson...

New provost announced, concludes six month search

New provost announced, concludes six month search

Morgan Smith July 8, 2018

Latha Ramchand will take over as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs to serve MU students and faculty one conversation at a time. Chancellor Alexander Cartwright announced on June 21 that...

Residential Life adopts neighborhoods for new housing application

Stephi Smith June 1, 2018

Residential Life has implemented new changes to housing applications this year, specifically eliminating the Residents’ Online Access to Rooms, the university’s online system for selecting residence...

MU School of Journalism replaces courses, changes curriculum

MU School of Journalism replaces courses, changes curriculum

Christina Long May 30, 2018

Change is coming to the MU School of Journalism in the fall of 2019. Faculty at the school approved changes to the pre-interest area curriculum. Key changes include the reduction of emphasis areas from...

Chancellor to announce new provost before fall semester

Chancellor to announce new provost before fall semester

Stephi Smith May 30, 2018

A new provost is expected to be announced by Chancellor Alexander Cartwright before this fall, according to Marshall Stewart, Vice Chancellor for Extension and Engagement. Jim Spain, Vice Provost for...

MU Engagement and Extension to work with Missouri communities on solving economic, education and health issues

Regan Mertz May 6, 2018

MU Chancellor Alexander Cartwright discussed MU’s part in engagement through extension services throughout Missouri during his address on Thursday. The address focused on the mission of MU Extension...

President Choi and Chancellor Cartwright give updates on budget cuts, faculty retention, cost of attendance

President Choi and Chancellor Cartwright give updates on budget cuts, faculty retention, cost of attendance

Tashfia Parvez May 4, 2018

University of Missouri System President Mun Choi and MU Chancellor Alexander Cartwright convened for a town hall meeting at the Reynolds Alumni Center on Tuesday. The two addressed several issues and...

Professors break ground in political science, medicine and social interaction this year

Professors break ground in political science, medicine and social interaction this year

Regan Mertz May 2, 2018

MU professors are not only contributing to research efforts on campus but also to global initiatives. Professors are writing books, making medical advancements for the treatment of cancer and receiving...

MU welcomes two-time Pulitzer winner Larry Price to speak

MU welcomes two-time Pulitzer winner Larry Price to speak

Tashfia Parvez May 2, 2018

The MU School of Journalism welcomed Larry C. Price, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, to talk about his work on “The Human Toll of Toxic Pollution” on April 26 in Neff Hall. Price is also...

Presidential Engagement Fellows to spread UM system research throughout the state

Allison Cho May 2, 2018

On Feb. 28, the UM system introduced its first class of Presidential Engagement Fellows on Twitter. Vice Chancellor Marshall Stewart of MU Extension and Engagement led the program, which seeks to encourage...

Professors recognized for accomplishments in research and service

Regan Mertz May 1, 2018

UM System President Mun Choi surprised James Schiffbauer, an assistant professor of geological sciences and William Wiebold, a professor of plant sciences, on April 16. Schiffbauer was in the middle of...