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Mizzou grants award to firm shareholder
Sarah Burns, an Alton, Illinois shareholder at Simmons Hanly Conroy and a University of Missouri alumnus, accepted a Column Award from the university’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR).
MU creates award honoring late law school grad
The University of Missouri Board of Curators has established a scholarship in memory of a recent law school graduate who was killed by a drunken driver in June.
Litton begins role as Mizzou Law’s interim dean as it adds faculty
Paul Litton has stepped into his role as interim dean of the University of Missouri School of Law as a national search for its next dean begins.
University of Missouri to require masks in classes this fall
The University of Missouri will require students, faculty and staff to wear masks in classrooms when on-campus classes resume in the fall.
Petition drive aims to remove Thomas Jefferson statue at Mizzou
Organizers of an online petition drive to have a statue of Thomas Jefferson removed from the University of Missouri's campus in Columbia had a “very constructive” meeting with the university system's president on Thursday, a school spokesman said.
University of Missouri cleared of retaliating against fired supervisor
A St. Louis judge ruled that a former University of Missouri extension office supervisor failed to prove workers’ compensation retaliation when she was terminated shortly after a work-related accident. Judge Joan L. Moriarty found that officials at the University of Missouri already had decided to terminate plaintiff Melinda Sue Wille three days before she was […]
University of Missouri System weighs major cuts due to virus
Leaders of the University of Missouri System are considering layoffs, unpaid leave and other ways to contain costs due to the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, officials said. University of Missouri System President Mun Choi said in a statement that major sources of funding “will remain under stress for some time to come.” He […]
Court says University of Missouri’s dismissal from suit can’t be appealed
The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District ruled March 24 that a group of plaintiffs can’t appeal the University of Missouri’s dismissal from their suits while related claims remain against other defendants. The plaintiffs were patients who alleged they underwent failed knee surgeries at the Mizzou BioJoint Center. The suits made medical malpractice claims against […]
University of Missouri undergrads told to move off campus
University of Missouri students still living on campus in Columbia after classes were moved online were told this week to make plans to move out, in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The University of Missouri system announced last week that spring semester classes would move online but had planned to keep the residence halls open. […]
Former journalism professor sues University of Missouri
A former journalism professor at the University of Missouri claims in a lawsuit that she was dismissed from the university’s School of Journalism because of her sex and age. According to the lawsuit, Dean David Kurpius was required to lay off faculty at the end of the 2017-2018 academic year because of budget problems. Former […]
University of Missouri tracks student attendance with phones
The University of Missouri is tracking all new students on campus this semester through a cellphone app to learn whether they’re attending class. It’s a test expansion of a program the university has used for four years to track class attendance of freshmen student athletes and athletes in academic trouble. Supporters of the program say […]
University of Missouri tracks student attendance with phones
The University of Missouri is tracking all new students on campus this semester through a cellphone app to learn whether they’re attending class. It’s a test expansion of a program the university has used for four years to track class attendance of freshmen student athletes and athletes in academic trouble. Supporters of the program say […]
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