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 voices, culminating in the resignations of the chancellor and UM System president. The pressure continued and, in some ways, still does. But the landscape is changing. Looking back at MU, fall 2015 In fall 2015, MU took away graduate student health care subsidies, so they walked out of their classes and chanted, “M-I-Z, shame on you.” In the midst of the Oct. 10 Homecoming parade, members of Concerned Student 1950 — named from when MU began accepting students of color —...
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