University News Archives - Page 38 of 88

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...

Interim administrator contracts are similar to those of their predecessors

Megan Dollar • September 3, 2016

With Mike Middleton and Hank Foley’s appointments as interim UM System president and interim chancellor, respectively, each signed new employment agreements that outlined their new job duties and compensation....

Failed fee and budget cuts cause changes at MU Libraries

Rebekah Komer • August 24, 2016

This semester, due to reduced funding, Ellis Library will have fewer hours and reduced resources. Last year, Ellis was open 24 hours for five days per week. This semester, during finals week and the week...

Independent diversity, equity and inclusion audit conducted over UM System

Olivia Garrett • August 23, 2016

The UM System is currently undergoing an independent audit of diversity, equity and inclusion policies and programs as part of a [series of initiatives](https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/news/leadership_news/news_110915)...

MU graduate student program improves health care in rural Missouri

Jackson Kinkead • August 23, 2016

Many rural counties with populations less than 10,000 often only have one or two health facilities and may not include mental health care, according a medical facilities map published by the Missouri Department...

Incoming freshman class size consistent with projected decline

Olivia Garrett • August 22, 2016

The decline in freshman enrollment for this school year is consistent with the drop [projected in May,](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2016/5/14/mu-braces-2600-fewer-students-fall-46-million-budg/)...