University of Missouri

As Kansas City builds a reputation as a haven for women's sports, players for the new KC Diamonds softball team are excited to call it home.

Since the federal Stop Campus Hazing Act passed two years ago, Mizzou has increased its efforts to curb hazing on campus.

The Board of Curators unanimously approved a 4% tuition increase for undergraduates on all University of Missouri campuses on Thursday. At the University of Missouri-Kansas City, tuition will go up by about $247 per semester.

A 3% tuition hike for graduate students is also recommended, ranging from $16 to $29 per credit hour based on campus and program.

"It does feel like this is like a microcosm of what the Black experience looks like in America," one alum said.

The Tigers' star running back suffered a gunshot wound early Sunday, underwent surgery and is in stable condition.

The University of Missouri system and other affected schools all use an education management tool called Canvas, which helps keep track of assignments, grades and other information.

You may have noticed lately in movies and shows that more cigarettes are popping up. And that trend is not be limited to the screen. A recent study found 43% of University of Missouri students reported using a nicotine product in the last year.

Black, Latino, queer and Asian American student groups were among the multicultural organizations that lost their funding from the University of Missouri. University System President Mun Choi says he was responsible, citing a non-binding memo from the Justice Department.

Dorsa Derakhshani shares how growing up under the Iranian regime influences her perspective on the conflict, the need for greater compassion for the plight of the Iranian people — including those in the Iranian diaspora — and her hopes for the future.

Multicultural student organizations at the University of Missouri are losing tens of thousands of dollars in direct funding, with school leaders citing federal guidance on diversity, equity and inclusion. “We are not going to let the university lead us into the darkness,” one leader said at a town hall Monday.

The university cited a July 2025 Department of Justice memo as motivation to cut funding. However, memos are not federal law. Groups for Asian American, Black, Latino and queer students were all targeted.