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Karrin Taylor Robson: ACTA Board Member and Former Arizona Board of Regents Member

Karrin Taylor Robson is a respected and long-time Arizona business leader and land-use expert.

UP CLOSE | The boss’ boss

Tennessee, country tunes and typical pleasantries were among the points of conversation in a four-minute phone call between Victor Ashe ’67 and University President Peter Salovey two springs ago. 

Ashe, the former mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee and United States ambassador to Poland who was running for a coveted spot on the Yale Corporation, had qualified as one of the first petition candidates on the ballot in 18 years.

Should Outgoing Presidents Have Hiring Powers?

When Ruth Simmons assumed the presidency of Prairie View A&M University in 2017, it was considered a major boost to the historically Black university. She brought to the role decades of leadership experience, including stints as the president of Smith College and then...

Group holds freedom of speech discussion at MU

Members of a free speech advocacy group visited MU Thursday to discuss an initiative that they say would hamper the free exchange of ideas and viewpoints on Missouri campuses. Members from the Center for Campus Free Speech were discussing the Emily Brooker Intellectual Diversity Act, which was a...

Cunningham files bill mandating "intellectual diversity" on public campuses

State Rep. Jane Cunningham, R-Chesterfield, has filed a bill that her release says will "ensure the free exchange of ideas on the state's public university campuses." House Bill 213 "would require Missouri's public institutions of higher education to report annually on specific ...

Campus Intellectual Diversity Debated

Students report being pressured into particular political views by professors on Missouri campuses. "I think there's good sides on both parts of the spectrum so just meeting in the middle somewhere in my opinion is the best way," said Pat Jackson, MU student. While most students speak their min...