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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

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...

Interim Chancellor Foley states resolve ‘to be better’ in statement on Laquan McDonald’s death

Taylor Blatchford November 25, 2015

Protesters have taken to the Chicago streets after [the city released the dash-cam video from the October 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-cop-shooting-video-laquan-mcdonald-charges-20151124-story.html). McDonald,...

Administrative, faculty and student discontent led to Loftin’s downfall

Administrative, faculty and student discontent led to Loftin’s downfall

Taylor Blatchford November 24, 2015

When Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin [announced his resignation](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2015/11/9/loftin-announces-resignation-effective-jan-1/) the afternoon of Nov. 9, it would have been easy...

MU student to serve on Board of Curators in the upcoming year

Emily O’Connor November 23, 2015

An MU student will soon be joining the UM System’s governing body, the Board of Curators, coinciding with a [historic time on campus](https://www.themaneater.com/special-sections/mu-fall-2015/), administrative...

Students bring hopes for campus improvement to curators’ listening session

Taylor Blatchford November 20, 2015

One by one, students from a variety of campus organizations presented a common message to the UM System Board of Curators in a one-way conversation: They want a better MU, and they want administrators...

Mark McIntosh named interim vice chancellor for research, graduate studies and economic development

Mark McIntosh named interim vice chancellor for research, graduate studies and economic development

Waverly Colville November 19, 2015

Mark McIntosh has been named interim vice chancellor for research, graduate studies and economic development effective immediately, [according to the MU News Bureau](http://munews.missouri.edu/news-releases/2015/1118-mcintosh-named-interim-vice-chancellor-for-research-graduate-studies-and-economic-development/)...

Middleton, Foley speak to Faculty Council about campus climate

Elizabeth Loutfi November 19, 2015

Faculty Council convened for the first time since the [resignations of Tim Wolfe and R. Bowen Loftin](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2015/11/11/wolfe-loftin-step-down-allow-campus-heal/) Thursday....

Ann Covington resigns from UM System Board of Curators

Ann Covington resigns from UM System Board of Curators

Waverly Colville November 19, 2015

The UM System Board of Curators announced the resignation of curator Ann K. Covington effective immediately, according to a [news release.](http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/news/leadership_news/111915_news) Covington...

Interim UM System President Mike Middleton has student support

Interim UM System President Mike Middleton has student support

Marilyn Haigh November 17, 2015

Kayla Burrell, vice president of the MU Black Pre-Law Student Association, watched Mike Middleton speak during a press conference Nov. 12 in University Hall in which he was announced as UM System interim...