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Students and faculty headed back to class last week at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, one of few public colleges in the state without a mask mandate.

Layoffs, furloughs will help UM System absorb $36 million in immediate cuts. In Columbia, the majority of the eliminated positions are in MU Health Care.

UM System President Mun Choi warned faculty and staff on Tuesday that layoffs and furloughs will likely be necessary to offset economic losses from COVID-19. The four campuses could lose as much as $180 million.

Segment 1: UM System President Mun Choi speaks to the impact of enrollment, funding and a new health initiative across campuses.The University of Missouri…

The University of Missouri-Kansas City, as well as the other three campuses in the UM System, will extend buyout offers to tenured faculty nearing…

Segment 1: After recent controversies Missouri's institutions of higher learning working to get back on track.The University of Missouri System gained new…

It’s likely layoffs will be necessary to pay for what University of Missouri System President Mun Choi outlined as priorities in a speech last week.That’s…

Updated May 8 at 8:30 a.m. with new recommendations — Some degrees slated to be dropped at the University of Missouri-St. Louis appear to have been...

The University of Missouri-Kansas City must figure out how to invest in its students, faculty and staff even as state appropriations decline,…

University of Missouri-Kansas City leaders on Monday acknowledged the mixed results of a survey about the atmosphere on campus. The majority of UMKC…

Today, bestselling author and political activist Francine Prose shares her thoughts on the importance of the written word. She says the First Amendment is…

The Missouri state auditor Monday issued a highly critical report of executive compensation in the University of Missouri System, calling some $2 million…