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Mizzou at a Crossroads

3 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 8 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

Last November, the University of Missouri was rocked by protests led by black student group Concerned Student 1950. The group of 11 students captured campus attention with its message that university administrators were not doing enough to address racism on campus. How did the University of Missouri get to this point? And how might its path forward navigate the complex landscapes of university funding, policies and staffing, student demands and Missouri politics?

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Mizzou at a Crossroads Part 3 - Starting the Conversation

February 18, 2016 00:25 - 23 minutes - 1.38 KB

Student protesters no longer fill the campus, but the demands and dialogue those protests fueled continues to reshape the University of Missouri. A tumultuous semester of student protests resulted in the resignation of former University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe and the departure of numerous other University leaders. Those that remain now work to answer the question: where do they go from here? In the final installment of our series, “Mizzou at a Crossroads,” KBIA’s Ryan Famuline...

Mizzou at a Crossroads Part 2 - Hiring a President

February 17, 2016 00:41 - 28 minutes - 1.67 KB

Most timelines of the events that led to the November 9th resignation of former University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe start when the student protest group Concerned Student 1950 stopped his car at the 2015 homecoming parade. Wolfe was criticized for not speaking with the students, and many believe that perceived slight made him a target. To really understand how Tim Wolfe, the president of the entire University System ended up with his head in the guillotine, we have to take it ba...

Mizzou at a Crossroads Part 1 - Past and Present

February 16, 2016 00:59 - 27 minutes - 1.62 KB

Last November, the University of Missouri was rocked by protests led by black student group Concerned Student 1950. The group of 11 students captured campus attention with its message that university administrators were not doing enough to address racism on campus.