University News Archives - Page 52 of 87

Graduate students not satisfied with task force’s solutions

Bri Considine • December 21, 2015

The Forum on Graduate Rights wants their student health insurance subsidies back, and they want them now. Following the Task Force for Graduate Health Insurance's [report Nov. 16](http://gradstudies.missouri.edu/financials/student-medical-insurance/Grad%20Student%20Ins%20Task%20Force%20Final%20Report%2011-17-15.pdf),...

Curators discuss moving forward after ‘challenging times’ in the UM System

Katherine Knott, Taylor Blatchford • December 11, 2015

The UM System Board of Curators met at UM-St. Louis on Thursday, Dec. 10 for the first time since former UM System President Tim Wolfe resigned Nov. 9. Topics of discussion included tuition and fee increases...

Middleton gives first report as interim president in second day of curators meeting

Taylor Blatchford, Elizabeth Loutfi • December 11, 2015

Interim UM System President Mike Middleton stressed the need for support in his address to the UM System Board of Curators in the second day of the curators’ meeting on Friday, Dec. 11. He called the...

Curators approve name for new residence hall

Katherine Knott • December 10, 2015

Set to open next fall, Building One is finally getting a name — George C. Brooks Hall. The UM System Board of Curators voted ‘yes’ at their meeting Friday. Building One is south of the site of the...

Diversity course requirement changed with student course load in mind

Allyson Sherwin • December 8, 2015

The hotly debated diversity course initiative lead by the Faculty Council Diversity Enhancement Committee has been altered, as detailed in a [Nov. 20 update](https://transparency.missouri.edu/2015/11/23/update-on-proposal-for-a-diversity-requirement-nov-20-2015/)...

MU researchers aim to improve HIV drugs

Morgan Brown • December 7, 2015

In order to figure out the role of a key protein in the HIV virus’s life cycle, researchers at the Bond Life Sciences Center are exploring the protein’s structure. HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus,...

Counseling psychology department to offer Difficult Dialogues class

Emily O’Connor • December 7, 2015

The counseling psychology department at MU already has a long history of diversity training, but doctoral student Oscar Rojas Perez and professor Sonia Dhaliwal intend to expand on this reputation. Starting...

Concerned Student 1950 plans to continue to educate students, raise awareness

Thomas Oide • December 7, 2015

A movement that generated national attention, forced out UM System President Tim Wolfe and Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin and generated support from colleges across the country, started with a simple, vague...

Inside Wolfe’s contract: job duties, salary and additional compensation

Claire Mitzel • December 5, 2015

When former UM System President Tim Wolfe [resigned on Nov. 9](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2015/11/9/wolfe-announces-resignation-um-system-president/), he didn’t just give up his position as the...

Foley rehires Williamson as interim executive vice chancellor of health affairs

Lily Oppenheimer • December 4, 2015

Interim Chancellor Hank Foley reappointed former Vice Chancellor of Health Affairs Hal Williamson as interim executive vice chancellor of health affairs Friday, Dec. 4, according to a [MU News Bureau news...

Loftin leaves one contract and enters another

Claire Mitzel • December 1, 2015

R. Bowen Loftin signed a six-year contract in 2013 when he accepted the offer to become MU’s chancellor. On Nov. 9, the day he announced his resignation as chancellor, he signed another contract, a transition...

Eardley to lead new Office for Civil Rights and Title IX

Taylor Blatchford • December 1, 2015

A new office will be created to investigate all reports of discrimination on campus, MU [announced in a news release](http://missouri.edu/statements/statement-2015-12-01-civil-rights-title-ix.php) Tuesday...