Missouri president: Opportunity to lead in racial matters
Click photo to enlarge In this Nov. 16, 2015 photo, University of Missouri-Columbia Chancellor Hank Foley, left, sits alongside University of Missouri system President Mike Middleton during a press...
View ArticleUniversity of Missouri president and chancellor step down amid race row
(CNN)Just hours after the president of the University of Missouri system resigned on Monday, the chancellor of the university announced he also was stepping down amid a controversy over race....
View ArticleOnline threats heighten tensions at University of Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A 19-year-old man suspected of posting online threats to shoot black students and faculty was arrested Wednesday, authorities said, adding to the racial tensions at the heart of the...
View ArticleUniversity of Missouri campus protests: 'This is just a beginning'
(CNN)This morning, students will head to classes as they have always done. The football team will take to the field to prep for their game against Brigham Young University next weekend. But something...
View ArticleProtesters welcome appointment of University of Missouri interim president
A recently retired senior administrator was appointed on Thursday as the interim replacement for the University of Missouri system’s president who resigned amid student-led protests over his...
View ArticleThe Latest: Missouri student government president weighs in
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...
View ArticleU. of Missouri president, chancellor leave over race tension
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- The president of the University of Missouri system and the head of its flagship campus resigned Monday with the football team and others on campus in open revolt over what they...
View ArticleHow college football helped bring down Missouri's president
Tim Wolfe, the embattled president of the University of Missouri System, resigned Monday after months of turmoil with faculty, students and his economically powerful football team in open revolt over...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about the University of Missouri confrontation over race
Tim Wolfe, the embattled president of the University of Missouri System, resigned Monday after months of turmoil with faculty, students and his economically powerful football team in open revolt over...
View ArticleA boycott's birth: How the Missouri race protests began
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- On the day he met with black players for the University of Missouri's football team, graduate student Jonathan Butler hadn't eaten for six days. The players wanted to know why....
View ArticleMissouri fraternity suspended after being accused of racial slurs
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept 28 (Reuters) - The University of Missouri said on Wednesday a fraternity accused of making racial slurs toward a group of black students had been suspended, less than a year...
View ArticleUniversity Of Missouri Football Team Joins Protests Against Campus Racism
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Long-simmering protests at the University of Missouri over matters of race and discrimination got a boost over the weekend when at least 30 black football players announced they...
View ArticleProtests At University Of Missouri Get Boost From Athletes
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Long-simmering protests at the University of Missouri over matters of race and discrimination got a boost over the weekend when at least 30 black football players announced they...
View ArticleUniversity of Missouri Protests Grow After Athletes Join
Associated Press COLUMBIA, MO.— Long-simmering protests at the University of Missouri over matters of race and discrimination got a boost over the weekend when at least 30 black football players...
View ArticleUniversity of Missouri protests grow as football players boycott team activities
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Long-simmering protests at the University of Missouri over matters of race and discrimination got a boost over the weekend when at least 30 black football players announced they...
View ArticleUniversity of Missouri protests grow after athletes jump in
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Long-simmering protests at the University of Missouri over matters of race and discrimination got a boost over the weekend when at least 30 black football players announced they...
View ArticleMissouri football players pressure school leaders over race
Student protests over the way leaders of the University of Missouri have responded to racial incidents on campus escalated dramatically over the weekend when at least 30 black football players...
View ArticleAP News Guide: A look the University of Missouri's issues
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Efforts are underway at the University of Missouri to address the racial issues that led to demonstrations by students, a strike by members of the school's football team and the...
View ArticleUniversity of Missouri president, chancellor leave over race tension
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The president of the University of Missouri system and the head of its flagship campus resigned Monday with the football team and others on campus in open revolt over what they saw as...
View ArticleTwo years later, new leadership looks to set MU on upward trajectory
Two years ago, the world was watching Columbia, Missouri. MU minority and graduate students demanded change. Pressure built as news media, alumni, the football team and the schools’ deans added their...
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