I renew my call to restore law and order on campus, so the rights of all are protected.
[67][68], On February 25, 2016, the University of Missouri Board of Curators voted 4–2 to terminate Click's employment with the university.
The University of Missouri events inspired other protests or indications of solidarity at over eighty[83] other campuses in the United States. "Chip" Callahan, professor and chair of religious studies. Through funding received from the Student Fee Capital Improvement Committee, a new automatic door has been installed in the Missouri Theatre. [11][12], The first student protests occurred on September 24, 2015, at an event called "Racism Lives Here," where protesters claimed nothing had been done to address Head's concerns. ", "Racial Discrimination Protests Ignite at Colleges Across the U.S.", "March on Emporia protesters say we are 'beyond talking, "Accusations continue in ESU race debate", "Brandeis students occupy building to protest lack of racial diversity", "Tufts students join nationwide protests against campus racism", "Facing Protests About Racial Climate, Another Campus Administrator Steps Down", "Dear Claremont McKenna College Community — Medium", "University of Missouri taps interim system president", "University of Missouri names black interim president", "President Obama Praises University of Missouri Protesters: 'I Want an Activist Citizenry, "Lt. According to the report there has been a sharp decline in donations, particularly to the Athletic Department, where donations were down by 72%. That's coming from some faculty. [57][58] On January 25, 2016, Click was charged with misdemeanor assault linked to her behavior during the incident and accepted community service in exchange for dismissal of the charges.
In 2015, a series of protests at the University of Missouri related to race, workplace benefits, and leadership resulted in the resignations of the president of the University of Missouri System and the chancellor of the flagship Columbia campus. The group asked all reporters to leave before the meeting began. Weimer also said that the National Guard was not on campus. The moves came after a series of events that included a hunger strike by a student and a boycott by the football team. [75] During a meeting between the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus and student activists, University of Missouri police reported that an anonymous caller phoned in a threat to the Oldham Black Culture Center.
[15] This prompted chancellor Loftin, traveling outside the US, to record a video message in response and to release a statement that said, "Racism and all prejudice is heinous, insidious and damaging to Mizzou... That is why all of us must commit to changing the culture at this university. [49][50][51][52][53][54][55], The day after the incident, with Tai getting support from the Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder and others, Concerned Student 1950 passed out fliers calling the confrontation between journalists and protesters a "Teachable Moment" and directing the students to welcome the media to campus as a way to tell the story of the protests. Middleton, a 1968 graduate of the university and the third African American to graduate from its law school, recently retired from the university after 30 years.
His departure was initially assumed to be related to the protests. However, the university turned down the resignation later that day. "[71] In 2017, she was hired as a lecturer by Gonzaga University, where she later became an assistant professor. The movement was primarily led by a student group named Concerned Student 1950.
"[29], One of Butler's reasons for his hunger strike was "graduate students being robbed of their health insurance". The Theatre is also a famous historic landmark in Columbia and is Mizzou’s second most-trafficked event venue after Jesse Auditorium. I'm working with the [campus police], the state trooper and the National Guard." Nicole Terherst Amezcua named George Washington Carver Graduate Fellow. One month after the protests subsided, the Twitter account changed their profile image from an African American man to a German man, tweeting instead in German about refugee crime in Germany. Enrollment in the freshmen class also dropped by around 25% and Melchior asserted that some current students were considering transferring to other schools. [19], On November 3, student Jonathan Butler launched a hunger strike, vowing not to eat until the president resigned. Learn more about Columbia, Missouri in this updated brochure. [102], Loss of health insurance for grad students, Missouri University of Science and Technology, American Association of University Professors', "Hunger striker gives credit to fellow activists fighting racism at University of Missouri", "New Film Shows Real-Time, Inside Account of the University of Missouri Student Protests", "University of Missouri enrollment to decline more than 7 percent; 400 jobs to be eliminated", "Students sentenced for cotton ball incident", "Student gets probation for racist graffiti at MU", "2.7 One Mizzou | Mizzou Identity Standards", "Administrators discontinue One Mizzou, developing new marketing campaign this summer", "A timeline of the University of Missouri protests", "Timeline of recent events at University of Missouri", "Students march through MU Student Center in protest of racial injustice", "Second 'Racism Lives Here' event calls for administration to act on social injustices", "LBC Homecoming Royalty harassed at Traditions Plaza", "Police report confirms University of Missouri swastika story", "Mizzou Releases Photos Of Poop Swastika, Discloses Details Of Previously Unreported Racial Slurs", "Mizzou Family, This may be my last... – Jonathan L. Butler | Facebook", "Black grad student on hunger strike in Mo. [22][23], His statement said, "Mr. Wolfe had ample opportunity to create policies and reform that could shift the culture of Mizzou in a positive direction but in each scenario he failed to do so." Several white reporters then left the room. Despite the meeting taking place on campus property, the group continued to ask him to leave, and eventually threatened to call campus police. [34], Wolfe issued a statement on November 8 implying that he would not step down and that he was "dedicated to ongoing dialogue to address these very complex, societal issues as they affect our campus community". About Villanova. Supposedly, while departing the premises the student said, "These niggers are getting aggressive with me", according to the LBC. In 2017, IDE funded the construction of a new, ADA-compliant ramp in the lobby of the Missouri Theatre (pictured below). [26] The Southeastern Conference Football Commissioner issued a statement saying, "I respect Missouri's student-athletes for engaging on issues of importance and am hopeful the concerns at the center of this matter will be resolved in a positive manner. Mizzou Events events, updated every day. No police charges were filed in connection to the incident. [69] As a result of this action, the University of Missouri was placed on the American Association of University Professors' Censure List. The meeting had been advertised as a "town hall" for "black students and students of color." "It is clear from what we learned thus far that the vast majority of our undergraduate enrollment concerns are closely tied to our public perception issues throughout the state and throughout the country.