COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- The latest on the protests and turmoil over racially charged incidents at the University of Missouri (all times local): 10 p.m. The student government president at the University of Missouri is calling new initiatives that aim to address issues of race and discrimination steps "in the right direction." Missouri Students Association President Payton Head, who is black, said he had been hoping for changes like the ones announced Monday by the four-campus system's governing body. The university system said it will appoint its first chief officer for diversity, inclusion and equity, and it pledged to work toward a more diverse faculty and staff, among other...
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