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Campus renovations are underway, on track

Rashi Gupta • January 24, 2016

For the last few years, MU has seen a lot of construction, including new buildings being built and old ones being renovated. Here’s an update on the current projects. **Lafferre Hall** Many of these...

Interim Chancellor Hank Foley gets to know students and staff at meet and greet

Alycia Washington • January 22, 2016

During the first Chats with the Chancellor, an informal meet and greet, interim Chancellor Hank Foley walked around the first floor of Jesse Hall on Friday afternoon, answering and asking questions of...

Diane Nash discusses student activism, nonviolent action

Lily Cusack • January 21, 2016

Even before Diane Nash walked on stage in the Missouri Theatre on Jan. 20, she received a standing ovation. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Nash was invited to give a speech about her life as an...

Faculty Council proposes examining MU and UM System’s relationship

Claire Mitzel • January 21, 2016

Faculty Council focused on a proposed resolution to examine the relationship between MU and the UM system during its first meeting of the year Thursday. ####Proposed Resolution Art Jago, management professor...

MU study finds that experience positively impacts firm value and operating performance

Thomas Oide • January 20, 2016

A study conducted by Adam Yore, an assistant professor of finance at the Trulaske College of Business, found that a CEO’s job experience can offset the negative effects that accompany the individual’s...

Committee formed to evaluate free speech policy on campus

Thomas Oide • January 20, 2016

In November 2015, MU made national news due to the [protests of the student group Concerned Student 1950](https://www.themaneater.com/special-sections/mu-fall-2015/) and their fight for equality for marginalized...

First day of semester snow leads to class cancellation

Tessa Weinberg, Bri Considine • January 19, 2016

MU officials have canceled both classes and activities for the remainder of Tuesday, according a news release sent at 4:40 p.m. An announcement regarding the status of tomorrow’s classes will be made...

Foley guarantees graduate students at least one more year of health coverage

Kyra Haas • January 19, 2016

Graduate students are assured at least one more year of health coverage, interim Chancellor Hank Foley [wrote in an email](http://chancellor.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1-19-16-Grad-student-insurance-memo-signed.pdf)...

Catch up on MU news you missed over break

Hailey Stolze, Waverly Colville, Taylor Blatchford • January 19, 2016

**Lawmakers call for Melissa Click’s dismissal** State lawmakers [released a letter](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2016/1/5/missouri-republicans-ask-curators-fire-professor-m/) calling for assistant...

Freshman applications down from last year

Taylor Blatchford • January 19, 2016

Nonresident applications for fall 2016 have decreased by 941 compared to the same time last year, according to a Jan. 4 memo from Barbara Rupp, interim vice provost for enrollment management, and Director...

Interim administrators won’t hold MU back

Nancy Coleman • January 19, 2016

After several shifts in administrative positions following a semester of tension and student protests, MU’s administration began the spring semester with 15 administrators in an interim role. Despite...

No final decision on search process for next UM System president

Katherine Knott • January 14, 2016

The search for the next UM System president will be largely closed with the potential for public input at the end, but a final decision from the Board of Curators is expected at their Feb. 4-5 meeting. At...