University of Missouri

A revolt by African-American students at the University of Missouri has forced two top officials to resign. On Monday, President Tim Wolfe said he is quitting, and Columbia campus Chancellor R. Bowen Loft in announced he will be stepping down by the end of the year, in the face of protests over their handling of racism on campus. Those protests and others have provoked a debate over racism and free speech at colleges across. Tim Wolfe is not the first president who come under fire because he was…

Guide). In 1968, it became a four year college and changed the name from Joplin Junior College to Missouri Southern State College in 1977. In 2005, it became known as Missouri Southern State University (In Pursuit Of Excellence). Missouri Southern is home of many notable alumni. Some of the alumni include Missouri State Senator Ron Richard, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Rod Smith, and another Missouri politician, Gary Nodler. When deciding where to go to college, it is important to keep not…

problems-yet they get the least resources.” The article also pulls in a few statistics on graduation rates between community colleges and 4 year universities. Only 22 percent of these students graduated from a two year program within three years at community college, whereas 57 percent of the students graduated within six years at a four year university. It surprises me that community college doesn 't seem worth it for those who need it the most. I can use…

She was excited to leave her little city of Sikeston in Missouri and move to Atlanta where she will begin her journey at Clark Atlanta University. She wanted change for once; a chance to start an experience on her own and learn from her mistakes, which will hopefully mold her into a prosperous person in the future. Throughout this experience, she definitely sees herself transforming into a devoted young adult. Amber is a young woman from Missouri, a business major with hopes of working in a…

and momentum in my life that I previously had. Just after my fall semester at the University of Missouri, I had completely “checked out” emotionally, I was exhausted physically and at that point, I couldn’t have been more adamant about ending my college career. My plan was to get an entry-level job and build my career solely off of experience. However, shortly after voluntarily withdrawing from the University of Missouri, I realized that work experience alone could not compensate for the value…

People are getting shunned when they speak their minds.The people are not realising that their free speech is getting censored. The United States is beginning to see the right of freedom of speech being taken away in businesses and universities as everyday life. Every day, businesses get shunned like the one called Chick-Fil-A. Chick-Fil-A is a private business owned by one person, Dan Cathy. They have a mission statement that says they support the Biblical definition of marriage; and that is…

college, there is a high likelihood that they will find others with similar interests, values, and sense of humor.” (McGuire 4) College can be expensive. Some people can’t afford to pay for a 4 year degree at a state university. A big college like Harvard makes an expensive state university look dirt cheap. ($60,000 compared to $16,000 a year) (Tuition and Expenses) Schools like those are also much harder to get accepted into. Most of them require a student to take a bunch of advanced classes…

requirement to graduate. It is because of this “law” that I participated in the Missouri A + program. By the end of this school year, I will have dedicated over 50 hours of my time specifically to tutoring and mentoring those around me. At the close of this year, I would have also completed various levels of rigorous International Baccalaureate English, Science, and French courses, all of which I have excelled in. The Missouri A+ program allowed me to reach out to impoverished elementary…

Greek Community, and excels as a leader. These should be highly considered since this new member is the future of Greek Life as a whole, many universities struggle keeping a positive image of their Greek Life apparent on their campus, having a new member like Jacob Wilkinson proves that Southeast Missouri shall not have to worry about issue that other universities face with the stereotypes. Jacob Wilkinson joined Greek Life for certain reasons, for personal growth, leadership…

school in Missouri to get a degree in Occupation Health and Safety was the University of Central Missouri. Getting a four-year degree from this school was going to cost $79,434 without scholarships or grants, which breaks down to $19,858 a year (Cable News Network, 2016). Compare that to going to my school of choice Columbia Southern University. A four-year degree from my school will cost $25,200 without scholarships or grants, which breaks down to $6,300 a year (Columbia Southern University,…