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Curators approve 2017 budget and discuss the presidential search during its June meeting

Claire Mitzel • June 23, 2016

During their annual budget meeting June 16–17, the UM System Board of Curators discussed the budget, the system presidential search and diversity and inclusion. Interim President Mike Middleton also...

Three new curators, student representative named to Board of Curators

Claire Mitzel • June 12, 2016

Gov. Jay Nixon made three appointments June 8 to the UM System Board of Curators and also appointed the student representative to the board, [according to a news release from Nixon’s office](https://governor.mo.gov/news/archive/gov-nixon-makes-appointments-university-missouri-board-curators). “It...

Department of Residential Life targets current students in residence hall advertisements

Megan Dollar • June 7, 2016

“Financial aid coming in late? Payments to MU can wait. A landlord won’t!” a sign inside residence halls reads, encouraging students to return to residence halls instead of turning to Columbia’s...

Gary Myers to step down as School of Law dean after four years

Claire Mitzel • June 5, 2016

School of Law Dean Gary Myers announced in an email to faculty May 27 that he will step down from his position to return to teaching, effective Aug. 14. Myers said in his email that the decision comes...

College of Arts and Science Dean Michael O’Brien to leave MU

Claire Mitzel • June 5, 2016

After working at MU for close to 40 years, College of Arts and Science Dean Michael O’Brien is leaving to become interim provost at Texas A&M-San Antonio, effective July 15, according to an email Tuesday...

Committee releases proposed policy about free expression and public spaces

Claire Mitzel • June 5, 2016

The Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Protests, Public Spaces, Free Speech and the Press released [a draft policy](http://committees.missouri.edu/protests-free-speech/docs/recommended-policy-use-of-university-ground-05-2016.pdf)...

UM System announces independent audit of diversity policies

Claire Mitzel • May 24, 2016

On Monday, interim UM System President Mike Middleton [announced that a systemwide audit will take place](https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/news/news_releases/052316_news) to review and analyze current diversity...

Board of Curators approves tuition hike for fall 2016

Claire Mitzel • May 18, 2016

On Wednesday, the Board of Curators unanimously approved a tuition hike for all students except Missouri resident undergraduates for the 2016–17 school year, differing from a [previously announced decision...

AAUP report: Academic freedom, shared governance endangered at MU

Claire Mitzel • May 18, 2016

Two months after beginning an investigation into assistant communication professor Melissa Click’s termination, the American Association of University Professors released its report, finding that academic...

MU braces for 2,600 fewer students in the fall, $46 million budget shortfall

Claire Mitzel, Alyssa Bessasparis • May 14, 2016

MU will be expecting the smallest class since 2006 with about 1,500 fewer freshmen than last year’s freshman class in addition to an even larger budget shortfall. Vice Chancellor for Finance Rhonda Gibler...

Faculty, staff and graduate students protest retiree health insurance changes

Claire Mitzel • May 10, 2016

Walking from Jesse Hall to Speakers Circle on Monday, 18 faculty, staff and graduate students voiced their discontent over recent changes made to UM System employee retiree health insurance benefits. “Not...

Presidential search committee approves position profile

Claire Mitzel • May 6, 2016

Including nine “opportunities and challenges” of the UM System but not expanding on the qualifications desired in the next UM System president, a [“position profile” document](https://board.um.umsystem.edu/May%204%202016%20Board%20of%20Curators%20Special%20Meeting/04%20PSC%201-4%20President%20University%20of%20Missouri%20System%20-%20Position%20Profile%205%203%202016%20CLEAN%20version.pdf)...