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MU faculty survey finds higher dissatisfaction among faculty of color

Clarissa Buch • August 27, 2014

Faculty members of color have higher rates of dissatisfaction with MU, according to a recent university survey. While most results were positive, faculty of color had higher rates of 'neutral' or 'not...

MU welcomes 2nd largest class, sets new enrollment records

Isabella Alves • August 27, 2014

The class of 2018 is the 2nd largest in MU history, with 6,546 for the fall semester, only surpassed by the class of 2016 by 14 students. MU’s total campus population increased 2.4 percent, from 34,111...

Loftin appoints Gary Ward as permanent operations chief

Isabella Alves • August 26, 2014

Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin appointed Gary Ward as MU vice chancellor of operations and chief operating officer on Tuesday. In this position, Ward will oversee several key departments at MU, such as Campus...

MU launches program to promote constitutional knowledge

Eric Maus • August 25, 2014

MU will launch a new program designed to promote knowledge and understanding of the U.S. Constitution and democracy this fall. The program, called the [Kinder Forum on Constitutional Democracy](http://democracy.missouri.edu/programs/graduate/),...

MU receives $2.4 million for cancer research, oncology

Isabella Alves, Clarissa Buch • August 22, 2014

The School of Medicine announced on Thursday that it received a $2.4 million donation from MU alumnus Mark McAndrew. Two million dollars of the donation will fund the creation of the Frances T. McAndrew...

MU Rehabilitation Center to close

Isabella Alves • August 21, 2014

The Missouri Rehabilitation Center in Mount Vernon will be closed by MU Health Care on Oct. 31 due to uncertain funding, competing facilities in Springfield and Joplin, decreased number of patients, and...

UM Board of Curators approves contract extension for President Wolfe

Clarissa Buch • August 20, 2014

The UM System Board of Curators announced Wednesday that it approved an extension of UM President Tim Wolfe’s contract, which was previously scheduled to run until February 15, 2015. The new contract...

MU named a preferred defense contractor

Elizabeth Reiter • August 17, 2014

The Department of Defense named MU’s Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute and Center for Physical and Power Electronics preferred contractors. The new partnership will allow MU to sidestep the...

MU to lead ambitious multi-institutional climate variability study

Jack Waddell • August 13, 2014

The National Science Foundation recently announced a $20 million grant to a multi-institutional research project called "The Missouri Transect: Climate, Plants and Community." The project will look at...

Alumni Association names new president

Jack Waddell • July 29, 2014

The Mizzou Alumni Association has named MU alunnus and attorney W. Dudley McCarter as its new president. McCarter graduated from the School of Law in 1975 and later went on to co-found [Behr, McCarter...

MU Libraries receive $400,000 grant for damaged book recovery

Clarissa Buch • July 24, 2014

MU Libraries received a $400,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to help cover the cost of remediation and replacement of books damaged by an [off-site mold outbreak discovered in February](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2014/2/12/mold-destroys-600000-library-books/). The...

MU hires new vice chancellor

Covey Eonyak Son • July 24, 2014

Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin announced Thursday that Ellen de Graffenreid will serve as MU’s new vice chancellor of marketing and communications. De Graffenreid is the vice president for communications...