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Mike Middleton named interim UM System President

Taylor Blatchford, Nancy Coleman • November 12, 2015

Mike Middleton was named the interim president of the UM System by the UM System Board of Curators in a press conference Thursday. He is MU’s deputy chancellor emeritus and a professor emeritus of law. Middleton...

Loftin’s Jan. 1 resignation date comes ahead of schedule

Paige Lalain • November 12, 2015

Effective immediately, the UM System Board of Curators has given Interim Chancellor Hank Foley the full responsibilities of the MU Office of the Chancellor. This decision removes administrative power from...

Professor’s email evokes response from students

Tessa Weinberg • November 11, 2015

Dale Brigham, an associate teaching professor of nutrition and exercise physiology, announced his resignation on Nov. 11 following students’ responses to his email notifying them about the status of...

Missouri in the national news: front pages from Nov. 10, 2015

November 11, 2015

MU’s historic day made national headlines. From the Wall Street Journal to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, see how the day’s events were covered across the country. All front pages courtesy of The Newseum.

Wolfe, Loftin step down, allow campus to heal

Quinn Malloy • November 11, 2015

It is hard to say for certain when the clock began ticking. It could have begun in 1969, when the Legion of Black Collegians first issued demands for diversity advancement in a letter to then-Chancellor...

UM System reacts to Wolfe’s resignation

Marilyn Haigh • November 11, 2015

UM System President Tim Wolfe [resigned at 10 a.m. on Nov. 9](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2015/11/9/wolfe-announces-resignation-um-system-president/) in response to pressure from students and faculty...

Journalism Dean David Kurpius speaks to journalism classes

Madison Plaster, Nancy Coleman • November 11, 2015

School of Journalism Dean David Kurpius spoke to several classes of journalism students this week about the recent events on campus and how the school will act moving forward to cultivate a more diverse...

Nov. 9: a chronological play-by-play

Hailey Stolze • November 10, 2015

**1:07 a.m.** Wolfe leaves University Hall UM System President Tim Wolfe was seen leaving University Hall at 1:07 a.m., about 12 hours after the Board of Curators’ meeting began. **1:40 a.m.** MSA...

Concerned Student 1950 affects would-be students

Jared Kaufman • November 10, 2015

Campus tours didn’t stop for the protests this week. Saturday, Nov. 7 was a day marked by Concerned Student 1950 demonstrations and chants in several dining halls, the Student Center and the Reynolds...

Chuck Henson announced as interim vice chancellor for inclusion, diversity and equity

Nancy Coleman • November 10, 2015

Chuck Henson was appointed as the interim vice chancellor for inclusion, diversity and equity by MU Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Garnett Stokes on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Henson is currently the associate...

Petitions started to remove two MU employees after incident with journalists

Claire Mitzel • November 10, 2015

Multiple petitions have been created calling for the removal of two MU employees after [a video surfaced](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRlRAyulN4o) documenting an incident on Monday, Nov. 9 in which...

Graduate students walk out to rally for rights

Alycia Washington, Lauren Wortman • November 10, 2015

The MU Grad Rights rally began with a reminder from Coalition of Graduate Workers Co-Chairman Eric Scott that there have been “tremendous shake-ups” on MU’s campus. The announcement of the resignation...