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Loftin: Anti-Semitic messages ‘deplorable,’ MU investigating incidents

Covey Eonyak Son • April 14, 2015

Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin issued a statement Tuesday to address [anti-Semitic messages discovered in the Mark Twain](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2015/4/13/mu-officials-investigate-anti-semitic-writing-resi/)...

Deaton Institute’s first conference discusses international issues, solutions

Esther Seawell • April 14, 2015

From a former MU chancellor to first-year undergraduates, people of all ages came together in the Reynolds Journalism Institute on Monday to discuss problems with and solutions to world hunger issues. The...

Kurpius plans to increase diversity, student innovation in J-school

Taylor Blatchford • April 14, 2015

David Kurpius was watching Louisiana State University play in the NCAA March Madness tournament Thursday, March 19 when he got an email from Provost Garnett Stokes asking to talk about the dean position...

MU officials investigate anti-Semitic writing in residence hall

Hailey Stolze • April 13, 2015

_This report has been updated to include a statement from MU._ An investigation is underway after the staff at Mark Twain residence hall discovered anti-Semitic graffiti in the building April 9. Images...

Former DFA execs make record-breaking donation to music school expansion

Covey Eonyak Son • April 11, 2015

For years, MU administrators struggled to relieve music students of the [constrained and limited resources](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2013/8/21/music-program-envisions-expansion/) of the School...

Wolfe presents plan for new Missouri Promise scholarship program

Taylor Blatchford • April 11, 2015

UM System President Tim Wolfe proposed a new statewide scholarship program and a panel discussed academic advising during the Board of Curators’ meeting April 10 at Missouri University of Science and...

Feminist Student Union hosts ecofeminism discussion

Alana Saad • April 10, 2015

With their shoes off, postures relaxed and mouths filled with free Chipotle burritos, more than 35 students filled the chairs and couches in the Multicultural Center Thursday evening to participate in...

RHA Blackout Dance hopes to promote sustainability

Alana Saad • April 10, 2015

The MU Residence Halls Association will host the Blackout Dance Party from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday at Tiger Plaza to encourage students to unplug their electronics and get some fresh air. The party...

Board of Curators discuss mandated Title IX training, faculty retirement

Taylor Blatchford, Quinn Malloy • April 9, 2015

The UM System Board of Curators discussed enforcement of student Title IX training and faculty retirement policies at its meeting at Missouri Science and Technology University April 9. ####Title IX Betsy...

As 110 faculty retire, MU administration sees opportunity

Quinn Malloy • April 8, 2015

By the end of this academic year, 110 tenured faculty will lock up their offices for the last time and retire from MU, university officials told The Maneater. Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin announced in September...

UM Press aims for increased digital presence, financial sustainability

Katherine Knott • April 8, 2015

A fundraising campaign through the University of Missouri Press hopes to raise $40,000 to digitize books related to Missouri or by Missouri authors. The Missouri Essential catalog, the focus of the fundraising...

MU Green Tour takes students around sustainable buildings, features on campus

Zach Baker, Alana Saad • April 8, 2015

The Environmental Leadership Office will host the annual MU Green Tour from 3-4 p.m. Thursday, April 9. The event exposes students to the sustainable structures on campus. Free [Fretboard Coffee](http://www.fretboardcoffee.com)...