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Preparing for retirement, News Bureau Executive Director Mary Jo Banken looks back on her 28-year career

Olivia Garrett • November 29, 2016

When MU News Bureau Executive Director Mary Jo Banken first started working at MU as an administrative assistant, she quickly began looking to take on more responsibility. She asked Mary Still, the director...

Changes to FAFSA aim to simplify the process

Megan Smith • November 29, 2016

This year, the FAFSA opened for submissions starting Oct. 1, rather than the previous date of Jan. 1. Additionally, instead of reporting income information from the year a student submits their application,...

Marc Linit named interim CAFNR dean

Claire Mitzel • November 17, 2016

Marc Linit will serve as interim vice chancellor and dean for the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, effective Jan. 1. Linit replaces Vice Chancellor and Dean Thomas Payne, who will retire...

New book by history professor examines fragile masculinity in postwar America

Jackson Kinkead • November 15, 2016

History professor Steven Watts released a new book, “JFK and the Masculine Mystique: Sex and Power on the New Frontier,” on Nov. 8. The book examines how the growing domesticity of men and John F....

New UM System president has ‘devout commitment’ to being inclusive

Victoria Kuz • November 15, 2016

Mun Choi’s passion for diversity shows through his work at the University of Connecticut, his colleagues said. This passion is why they believe he makes a good choice for UM System president. The Board...

MU transitions from Blackboard to more modern Canvas

Caroline Kealy • November 14, 2016

Up until this school year, one of the top-visited sites on most MU students’ browser sites has been the infamous Blackboard. However, the days of relying on the academic site will soon come to a close....

Coding boot camp 101: 500 MU graduates, five years, any major

Victoria Kuz • November 13, 2016

A global technology talent development company will provide a free computer coding boot camp on campus for MU students and graduates. The new program, Revature at Mizzou, was announced as a partnership...

Mun Y. Choi to be paid $530,000 yearly as UM System President

Allyson Vasilopulos • November 10, 2016

Starting March 1, Mun Y. Choi will be making a yearly base salary of $530,000 in his new role as UM System president, a number roughly $50,000 greater than what former UM System President Tim Wolfe made...

Loftin says change at MU will take time

Sylvia Maehr • November 9, 2016

Former Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin said his “awakening” happened in December 2014. “I went to a forum over here that we called together right after the Ferguson verdict was announced,” Loftin...

Interactive timeline: Campus demonstrations through the years

Brendan Crowley, Brooke Collier • November 9, 2016

Exactly one year ago on Nov. 9, 2015, UM System President Tim Wolfe stepped down from his position following demands and protests from student activist group Concerned Student 1950 for his resignation....

MU School of Medicine associate dean resigns, is replaced

Caroline Kealy • November 8, 2016

Laine Young-Walker, an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry, is the School of Medicine’s new associate dean for student programs and professional development at...

Missouri politicians take stand on UM System funding

Caroline Kealy, Olivia Garrett • November 8, 2016

Politicians from around the state of Missouri have criticized MU in the wake of race-based protests on campus last fall, but ahead of Tuesday’s election, many candidates have spoken out in favor of higher...