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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...

Protests prompt free speech discussion on campus

Jennifer Prohov • November 17, 2015

Reports of Concerned Student 1950 supporters’ attempts to block media access during [demonstrations Nov. 9](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2015/11/10/nov-9-chronological-play-play/) quickly overshadowed...

Concerned Student 1950 looks to the future

Jennifer Prohov • November 17, 2015

A calm breeze drifted through a reverently quiet Carnahan Quad campsite Nov. 10, creating a peaceful atmosphere that came in sharp contrast to the day before, when a national media frenzy had surrounded...

Alumni reflect on years of racism at MU

Morgan Magid • November 13, 2015

Walking on Hitt Street from his residence hall, Jeff Beckham encountered men in a pickup truck who proceeded to shout, “Hey you nigger,” at him. He was just a freshman. Although growing up on the...

Yvonne Sparks appointed as newest curator for UM System

Emily O’Connor • November 13, 2015

Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Yvonne S. Sparks as the newest member of the UM System Board of Curators on Friday to represent the First Congressional District. The curators supervise the UM System’s four...

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...

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...

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...