Post by Logan on Feb 18, 2016 5:47:17 GMT -6
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- University of Missouri leaders told lawmakers Wednesday that while some reforms are already in place after a turbulent fall at the Columbia campus, other changes could take years to implement.
Tensions between lawmakers and the university system have been simmering for months and came to a head after November protests over what student activists saw as administrators' indifference to racial issues at the Columbia school gained national attention. Protesters were backed by some members of the football team, who threatened to strike.
The turmoil led to fallout ranging from legislative pushback to roughly $2 million being pulled from upset donors. Both the university system president and Columbia chancellor stepped down.
University officials also say it might impact fall enrollment, although it's one of several factors that could lead to a drop. Interim Chancellor Hank Foley told lawmakers during the Wednesday hearing that there might be as many as 900 fewer incoming freshmen in the fall compared with last year, which would be a roughly $20 million hit.
Read more here: www.kansascity.com/latest-news/article60977347.html
Tensions between lawmakers and the university system have been simmering for months and came to a head after November protests over what student activists saw as administrators' indifference to racial issues at the Columbia school gained national attention. Protesters were backed by some members of the football team, who threatened to strike.
The turmoil led to fallout ranging from legislative pushback to roughly $2 million being pulled from upset donors. Both the university system president and Columbia chancellor stepped down.
University officials also say it might impact fall enrollment, although it's one of several factors that could lead to a drop. Interim Chancellor Hank Foley told lawmakers during the Wednesday hearing that there might be as many as 900 fewer incoming freshmen in the fall compared with last year, which would be a roughly $20 million hit.
Read more here: www.kansascity.com/latest-news/article60977347.html