University of Missouri Student Not Facing Discipline Over Racist Message A Mizzou student who sent a racist Snapchat message to a friend will not face punishment by the university. In a letter to the campus community, President Mun Choi said that after the university learned of the message, it was investigated and after review, found…… Continue Reading
Some Missouri Colleges Get Funding to be More Career-Ready Nearly two dozen postsecondary education institutions in Missouri are splitting twenty million dollars to improve career training. Governor Parson made the announcement yesterday that the Private MoExcels and Agriculture Innovation & Workforce grant programs would provide high-demand career training for new and underrepresented populations and address…… Continue Reading
University of Missouri Employees to be Required to be COVID-19 Vaccinated The University of Missouri Board of Curators voted today (Thursday) 7-1-1 to require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The mandate is for all staff, faculty and student employees at all four campuses in the UM system. President Mun Choi is developing a…… Continue Reading
No Snow Days For Mizzou Students This Year For the second year in a row, Mizzou students will not get out of classes for snow days. They will, like last year, switch to online learning with staff either holding Zoom classes or assigning reading at their discretion. Staff that don’t have to be physically on…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 11/3/21 The Atlanta Braves dominated the Houston Astros 7-0 in Game 6 of the World Series last night (Tuesday) in Houston. Former Kansas City Royal Jorge Soler was named MVP after hitting 3 home runs and collecting 6 RBI’s for the Braves in the victory. Soler was traded to the Braves from…… Continue Reading
MU Long-Term Plan for Investment A $1.5 billion investment is being planned for Mizzou over the next decade. MizzouForward looks to enhance the university’s research and education missions by recruiting new tenure and tenure-track faculty, build and upgrade research facilities and retain faculty and staff through additional salary support. The plan calls for funding of…… Continue Reading
