The UM System announced Tuesday it is making a new round of amendments to policies dealing with sexual violence and discrimination across all four campuses. Changes to student conduct policies state that...

UM System announced Monday that Zora Mulligan has been hired to replace Bob Schwartz as chief of staff. Schwartz has also served as the [interim dean of the MU College of Engineering and the system’s...

The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation announced Friday a new donation of $10 million to the School of Journalism. The newest donation will be used to fund faculty endowments for salaries, research and fellowships. “We...

MU announced Friday a voluntary buyout program that will allow tenured faculty who are retirement eligible to take a one-time payment to separate from the university. According to an [MU news release](http://munews.missouri.edu/news-releases/2014/0919-mu-announces-voluntary-separation-program-for-tenured-faculty/)...

Thomas Jefferson embodies both the best and worst of U.S. history because of his innovation in education and connection to slavery and the Trail of Tears, said Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author...

MU’s Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders was selected for the Autism Speaks organization’s competitive grant to fund research and the treatment of autism. Autism Speaks only...

Residents of Hudson Hall were evacuated early Sunday in response to a fire that reportedly started in room 337. According to a Columbia Fire Department [news release](http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Public_Comm/Public_Information/Press_Releases/view.php?id=2668),...

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., joked about her reputation as a moderate to lighten up the crowd in Hulston Hall on Friday. “I got 35 percent of Missouri that thinks I’m Satan on a horse,” McCaskill...