Tagged: UM Board of Curators

The University of Missouri is trying to make it easier to honor donors who want their names on campus buildings in exchange for large contributions.

Governor Jay Nixon has appointed former Missouri Supreme Court Judge Ann Covington to the University of Missouri Board of Curators. In a press release Thursday afternoon, Governor Nixon calls Covington - who lives in Columbia - a prominent leader in Missouri for the last 25 years.

UM Board of Curators Chair David Bradley says he is open to public input about the University of Missouri Press.

Dozens of supporters of the UM Press showed up during a Board of Curator’s public meeting on Tuesday. Some stayed until the end, but never got a chance to make their comments. Bradley says although he wasn’t aware of the gathering until just before the meeting, he is open to public input in the future.

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

Regional news from the KBIA newsroom, including:

• Sen. McCaskill to skip Democratic National Convention
• Traffic fatalities increasing according to MoDOT
• Memorial Stadium expansion plan approved
• MU students, faculty attend UM Board of Curators.