UM Releases Findings From Campus Study

Columbia, MO  (KTRS)  The learning and working environment at the University of Missouri appears to parallel conditions at universities throughout the nation. That’s according to a study by Rankin & Associates Consulting, which reported that the “findings were consistent with those found in higher education institutions across the country.” In 2016, the University of Missouri…

University of Missouri Sets New Policies Related To Protests

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri’s Columbia campus has announced revised policies related to protests, with the changes coming nearly two years after the campus was besieged by demonstrations over racial concerns. The new policies announced by university leaders include a commitment to “protecting the rights of expression, assembly, protest, and dissent.” Outdoor…

Tuition Hikes Proposed for University of Missouri System

COLUMBIA, MO (AP) The four-campus University of Missouri system is proposing raising tuition and required fees of in-state undergraduates by 2.1 percent for the fiscal year that begins in July. System officials consider the increases “modest” and say they’d generate $14.4 million in revenues. The administrators cite “significant financial and budgetary pressures” on the campuses in…