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UM System students take their case to Jefferson City

Bridgit Bowden — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:18:41 +0000

Legislation for campus capital improvements and student curators are key issues the Associated Students of the University of Missouri brought to legislators at the capitol Thursday.

About 50 students from all four University of Missouri campuses gathered to talk to state legislators at the Make a Stand Rally.

System president discusses first year in office

Olga Khrustaleva — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:00:45 +0000

A year after taking the office as University of Missouri system president, Tim Wolfe says the number one issue on his agenda is strategic planning.

UM System President Wolfe announces administrative changes

Ryan Famuliner — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:57:36 +0000

University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe announced a few changes to the organization of some administrative offices Wednesday. In a press release, Wolfe said he will consolidate the roles of Vice Presidents of Academic Affairs, which has been vacant for several years, and the Vice President of Economic Development.

UM System spokesperson Jennifer Hollingshead says the new person in this position will work with chief academic, research and economic development officers on all of the system campuses.

Students lobby UM Curators over coal power plant

Lee Jian Chung — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:38:00 +0000

Student advocacy group Coal Free Mizzou presented the MU Board of Curators today with 3,000 student signatures asking the University of Missouri to transition from coal to clean energy.

UM system undeterred in UM Press shutdown

Associated Press — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:01:06 +0000

The University of Missouri is standing behind its cost-cutting decision to shutter the school's academic press.

Governor's budget withholdings felt by higher education

Melissa Helm — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:43:55 +0000

Governor Jay Nixon’s withholdings announced Friday are expected to be felt by Missouri’s higher-education institutions. Nixon announced the removal of $9 million from the budgets of Missouri’s public colleges and universities, effective July 1st. It’s part of $15 million withheld from a budget Nixon says is $50 million out of balance.

University of Missouri Press to be eliminated

Marie Mandelberg — Thu, 24 May 2012 21:51:15 +0000

The University of Missouri Press will close. That’s according to a press release issued today by the University of Missouri system. The UM system provides the University of Missouri Press with a $400,000 yearly subsidy, and according to the press release, the Press has been unable to operate without a deficit in recent years.

Future of UM System presidential mansion in doubt

Orla O'Muiri — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:15:48 +0000

A recent inspection found that the University of Missouri System President's house needs approximately $88,000 dollars worth of restoration.

Newscast for April 25, 2012

Nick Gass — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:46:20 +0000

Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

UMSL to hold an interdisciplinary conference on "consilience."

The UM System president's house needs $88,000 worth of additional repairs and renovations.

Legislation moving through the state Senate that would make cellphone companies share 911 call information.

A state Senate panel considers legislation that would make CPR a requirement for Missouri high school students.

MU's Deaton talks budget with faculty council

Ryan Famuliner — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:21:17 +0000

University of Missouri Chancellor Brady Deaton spoke to the University of Missouri-Columbia Faculty Council Thursday before its regularly scheduled meeting. This was the council's first meeting since the University system's Board of Curators approved tuition increases that leave the system with a $47.1 million budget gap.