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Loftin discusses challenges to campus climate, faculty retention

Quinn Malloy • March 18, 2015

When Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin assumed office on Feb. 1, 2014, MU’s campus climate was temperate, if not benign. Michael Brown was still alive and race relations had not yet grasped this campus’...

MU temporarily suspends student accused of making racist remarks

Covey Eonyak Son • March 18, 2015

MU will temporarily suspend a student who allegedly made “harassing and hostile remarks” toward another student, Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin [announced Wednesday in a statement](http://munews.missouri.edu/news-releases/2015/0318-statement-from-mu-chancellor-r-bowen-loftin-5/). According...

Provost Garnett Stokes brings experience with faculty morale and Title IX

Taylor Blatchford • March 18, 2015

When Garnett Stokes arrived in Columbia as MU’s second female provost ever, she immediately noticed similarities to Athens, home to the University of Georgia, where she’d spent more than 30 years as...

‘Intergroup dialogue course’ among students’ requests to improve race relations

Quinn Malloy • March 11, 2015

The [U.S. Department of Justice’s March 4 report](http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/03/04/ferguson_police_department_report.pdf) revealed callousness and...

Deaton Institute partners with students to address world hunger

Esther Seawell • March 10, 2015

Former Chancellor Brady Deaton found his lifelong passion for fighting world hunger issues when he participated in 4-H clubs as a child. He joined the Peace Corps in 1962 and taught vocational agriculture...

Professor donates $1 million to theater department

Taylor Blatchford • March 9, 2015

An MU professor’s $1 million donation to the Department of Theatre was announced by university officials on Monday. Suzanne Burgoyne, Curator’s Teaching Professor of Theatre, donated the gift to establish...

Water break causes damages, shuts off water services

Carlie Procell • March 9, 2015

A water main broke at Parker Hall on Monday, leaving water damage in six offices and shutting off water services in nearby buildings, according to university officials. The breakage affected Parker, Noyes...

New radar increases meteorology, research potential for CAFNR

Casey Wilson • March 4, 2015

A new radar system is currently being built for an MU research team, filling a gap in meteorological radar coverage in Missouri. The radar is being funded through a National Science Foundation grant that...

‘Funding is the key’: Alumni and administrators advocate for MU at state capitol

Covey Eonyak Son • February 27, 2015

When Dudley McCarter was working on his juris doctor at the MU School of Law from 1972 to 1975, the nation was beginning to crawl out of a costly war in Vietnam. As thousands of veterans returned home,...

Faculty Council continues debate over new Title IX rules

Taylor Blatchford • February 26, 2015

Faculty Council focused on Title IX procedures and problems in the School of Medicine in its meeting on Thursday. ####Title IX The council discussed the new Title IX procedures approved by the UM System...

J-School dean candidate Thor Wasbotten emphasizes the value of adaptability, relevance

Esther Seawell • February 26, 2015

The Missouri School of Journalism hosted its final open forum Thursday for the fourth candidate for the position of dean. Thor Wasbotten was introduced by School of Law Dean Gary Meyers, who is the search...

Eardley announced as new Title IX administrator

Taylor Blatchford • February 25, 2015

Provost Garnett Stokes announced Wednesday that Ellen Eardley will be the university’s new Title IX administrator and assistant vice provost. Eardley is a partner at Mehri & Skalet, PLLC in Washington,...