Higher Education

The famed free is set to vote on tuition fees. Since 1902, the school has not charged pupils fees.

The council decided Feb. 21 will be counted as an academic school day because MU closed after 1 p.m., allowing for many classes to be held.

The Columbia College Board of Trustees recently announced that its new, state-of-the-art science center will be called the Gerald T. and Bonnie M. Brouder Science Center.

Panelists for "Women of T/F" will include directors Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Sarah Gavron, Lucy Walker, Madeleine Sackler, and Liz Ogilvie of the online movie screening site Fandor.

Uncertainty permeates all discussions about the potential cuts in federally supported research and financial aid at MU

No classes, exams or events will be held because of a large snowstorm expected in the area Monday evening. Online and hybrid classes will continue as normal.

Officials expect that operations will resume as normal Monday. Certain continuous operations will remain open, staffed by situationally critical personnel.

All classes, exams and events Thursday afternoon were canceled, but the MU Student Center will remain open all night for students stuck on campus.

Nearly all faculty members who spoke at the roughly hour-long forum supported giving non-tenure-track faculty voting rights.

The bill would allow existing extension councils to form single or multi-county districts. The council would then be able to put a property tax on the ballot in its district.

The University of Missouri System and other groups worry the new funding method would affect not only new but also base funding.

Holden Thorp announced in September he would step down as chancellor at the end of the academic year.

Missouri college students traveled to Washington, D.C., for the Forward on Climate rally on Sunday.

James Franklin and other members of the Missouri football team took to social media this week to promote the Internet dance craze.

A story on the Fox News website asserted that MU treats Wiccan and pagan celebrations the same as mainstream holidays. An MU spokesman said it's not true.

Two candidates, including former military psychologist Larry James, were finalists for the position. The other candidate was Matthew Burns of the University of Minnesota.

Chancellor Brady Deaton has announced that nuclear engineering graduate programs are open for admissions and stated the MU Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute curriculum won't be changed within the next five years.

Jeanne Snodgrass, the new director of MU Hillel, uses her experience with college students and business knowledge to expand programming. 

The plan also would pare back Gov. Jay Nixon's proposed $34 million funding increase for public colleges and universities to $20 million.

In the lead up to Valentine's Day, the employees of Tiger Gardens prepare for large flower orders.