University of Missouri

University of Missouri Proposes 2% Tuition Increase

Rachel Lippmann — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:28:03 +0000

Students on the four campuses of the University of Missouri system are facing another two percent increase in tuition next year. The proposed increase part of the preliminary budget presented to the Board of Curators and is similar to those of each of the last five years.

Funding Cuts Could Impact UM System

Kristofor Husted — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:36:56 +0000

Sequestration, or the automatic across-the-board funding cuts set to kick in nationwide at the beginning of 2013, will tally nearly $110 billion in cuts over the next nine years.

Mizzou Plans For Stadium Expansion With Money From Kansas City Group

J. Evan Arnold — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:10:16 +0000

The University of Missouri in Columbia is set for a $102 million upgrade to its football stadium and other athletic facilities.

The University Of Kansas (City)?

Stephen Steigman and Steve Kraske — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:02:36 +0000

UMKC is considering a name change to what it was back in the day. The university was founded in 1929 with the name The University of Kansas City.

MU Professor Discovers Animal-Shaped Mounds In Peru

Alex Smith — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:14:33 +0000

These days, you can use the internet to do some pretty amazing stuff. You can watch from a huge selection of movies or read one of millions of books. You can video-chat with someone on the other side of the world.

Will The Tiger Lie Down With The Jayhawk?

Kayla Regan — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:23:38 +0000

On Saturday, February 25, 2012, a more than 100 year-old tradition will come to an end. It's a competition that some say has roots in the Civil War era.

Fewer Jobs Likely To Follow Missouri Education Cuts

Dan Verbeck — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:08:11 +0000

The word “inevitable” is being teamed with “job losses” if the University of Missouri system is unable to work its way out of a twelve-and-a-half percent cut in state funding for higher education in 2013. The statement came from the University Curators interim president at the end of its meeting in Kansas City.

Top Of The Morning News: Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Maria Carter — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:29:51 +0000

A daily digest of headlines from KCUR.

Timothy Wolfe Named New University of Missouri President
Environmentalists Seek To Protect Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pros And Cons Of A Mayoral Takeover Of Schools

Businessman Timothy Wolfe Named University Of Missouri President

Maria Carter — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:35:59 +0000

Businessman Timothy Wolfe was announced as the new president of University of Missouri system Tuesday morning. Wolfe is a long time IBM executive and graduated from the University of Missouri School of Business.

U of M Tuition Freeze Melting

Dan Verbeck — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:13:01 +0000

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The cost of a college education in the University of Missouri system will be going up if curators vote Thursday and Friday of this week to follow recommendations of hikes ranging up to 6.6 percent.

Lucile Bluford v. the University of Missouri

Susan B. Wilson — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:41:37 +0000

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Many people in Kansas City remember Lucile Bluford as the long-time managing editor of The Call, one of the nation's oldest African American newspapers. But some may not realize the role she played challenging segregation at the University of Missouri's Journalism School in 1939.

Forsee Leaving UM

Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:37:21 +0000

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri system President Gary Forsee is stepping down to care for his ill wife.

MU Moves Up in Football Rankings

Greg Echlin — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:09:17 +0000

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Columbia, MO – After its Saturday night victory over Oklahoma, the University of Missouri football team moved up in the football rankings.