University Of Missouri System President Resigns, Kansas City Reacts

By Steve Kraske,

Published November 9, 2015 at 2:45 PM CST

University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe resigned this morning amid pressure from the football team and building racial tensions on the Mizzou campus. We hear Wolfe's remarks from this morning and discuss what led to his resignation.

Guests:

Dr. Scott Brooks is a Black Studies professor at Mizzou who specializes in researching the experience of black athletes.
Becky Smith is a reporter for KBIA in Columbia, Missouri.

KCUR is licensed to the University of Missouri Board of Curators and is an editorially independent community service of the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

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Steve Kraske

When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.

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