Mun Choi

University of Missouri System President Mun Choi sent a letter to university employees that disruptive speech may be grounds for discipline or termination. It comes as institutions and businesses fire workers who share their thoughts about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

A federal judge ruled Friday that University of Missouri System President Mun Choi violated students' freedom of speech when he barred the group Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine from taking part in the Homecoming parade. The judge ruled Choi excluded the group because of its views on Israel and Palestine.

The email from University of Missouri System President Mun Choi says that “speech that causes significant disruption can be a basis for discipline or termination, even when it occurs off-duty." It comes as more colleges take action to control faculty discourse over Charlie Kirk's death.

University of Missouri recently updated its parade policy to exclude political groups and organizations that don't adhere to the theme. Students for Justice in Palestine has sued university system president Mun Choi, arguing the exclusion violated their free speech rights.

A federal lawsuit argues the University of Missouri violated the First Amendment rights of Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine when it denied their applications for Homecoming parade. The school wouldn't allow "stop the genocide" banners and Palestinian flags, but did permit "Make America Great Again" and Israeli flags.

The Missouri Students for Justice in Palestine has employed the legal help of a national Muslim civil rights group to file a free speech suit against Mun Choi.

The University of Missouri canceled the Legion of Black Collegians' annual 'Black 2 Class Block Party,' which was set to happen Friday. The organization called the decision "a deliberate act of erasure."

University of Missouri System President Mun Choi signed an executive order last month outlining a process for faculty if they encounter ICE presence on campus. But an immigration attorney says it leaves "a lot of potential for exploitation of a lack of knowledge."

The university system's cost-saving measures will go into effect immediately as it faces economic stresses and federal policy changes. One key concern is potential cuts to research funding cuts from the National Institutes of Health.

University of Missouri's Black Studies Department demanded that MU Chancellor and UM System President Mun Choi apologize for suggesting the use of “Black” in an event name implies exclusion. The department also noted declining Black student enrollment.

UM System president Mun Choi said that the Department of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity, which was established after protests about racial equality in 2015, will be dismantled and moved into other offices to reduce political visibility and protect its budget.

At all four University of Missouri System campuses, tuition will increase 5% for undergraduate students and between 3-5% for graduate and professional students.