University News Archives - Page 37 of 87

Swallow Hall renovations complete, Laffere and Stewart still undergoing work

Olivia Garrett • September 21, 2016

As a part of the Mizzou 2020 strategic plan, various buildings on campus are undergoing renovations or have recently reopened after the completion of construction. Lafferre Hall and Stewart Hall are currently...

Missouri loosens gun laws, but not on campus

Lailah Tarakai • September 19, 2016

_Updated to reflect additional information about ASUM and Dade’s position._ Missouri residents can now carry concealed weapons without a permit after the legislature overrode Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto...

Faculty appointed to serve in the Office of the Provost

Ayesha Vishnani • September 19, 2016

Three faculty members will serve as faculty fellows in the Office of the Provost for a year because of the recent promotions of two former members of the office, Provost Garnett Stokes announced Sept....

Race Relations Committee presents report outlining creation of new committees across UM system

Jackson Kinkead • September 16, 2016

Berkley Hudson, chairman of the Faculty Council Race Relations Committee, presented a [progress report](http://facultycouncil.missouri.edu/issues/report-of-the-progress-of-the-race-relations-committee-to-the-faculty-council/RaceRelationsReport.pdf)...

School of Medicine accreditation at stake, report finds a history of misconduct

Jackson Kinkead • September 16, 2016

MU’s School of Medicine could be put on probation for being noncompliant in its levels of diversity, gender discrimination, student mistreatment, curricular management and affiliation with other medical...

Former chancellor takes on new role as director of national security research at MU

Olivia Garrett • September 14, 2016

Drawing from his experience in the field of national security research, former Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin is now working to make connections between researchers and government funders as MU’s director...

Recovery-focused sober housing remains empty, still “work in progress”

Kacen Bayless • September 13, 2016

This year, the Wellness Resource Center along with Residential Life and the Sober in College student group provided MU students recovering from drug and alcohol addiction the option to reside in sober...

Tiger Plan can cost more than you think

Fiona Murphy, Emily Gallion • September 12, 2016

Campus Dining Services rolled out its new Tiger Plan, advertised as “the most flexible off-campus student dining plan,” this semester after over five years of development, CDS Marketing Director Mike...

MU researchers bring awareness to emotional support animals

Olivia Garrett • September 6, 2016

Freshman Laura Sigmund lives with her emotional support cat in Hatch Hall. An emotional support animal provides “physical assistance, emotional support, calming and other kinds of assistance,” according...

Jay Sexton named inaugural Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy’s chairman

Megan Dollar • September 6, 2016

Jay Sexton, a lecturer and tutorial fellow at the University of Oxford in England, has been named the inaugural chairman for MU’s Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy. Sexton will also teach...

Search for business dean draws to a close

Carly Berthiaume • September 4, 2016

Following this week’s interviews with the final four candidates, the new dean of the Trulaske College of Business will be announced sometime within the next month and begin serving on Jan. 1, 2017. Two...

Obtaining tenure at MU, explained

Ethan Stein • September 3, 2016

Following the UM System Board of Curators’ firing of former assistant communication professor Melissa Click, MU was censured by the American Association of University Professors, a move some saw as indicative...