Mun Choi

University of Missouri System President Mun Choi signed an executive order outlining a process for faculty if they encounter ICE presence on campus.

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

The total pay for Choi, who serves as both University of Missouri's chancellor and UM System president, has jumped from about $670,000 to nearly $1 million over the last three years. But, the UM System Board of Curators has been discussing his raises in closed session meetings.

The University of Missouri System Board of Curators extended the pilot program of not requiring an ACT or SAT score to get into three of its campuses for an additional year.

The University of Missouri System is halting the use of diversity statements in its hiring practices. UM President Mun Choi said in an email Monday that officials will now send a “values commitment” to job applicants instead of DEI statements.

Critics call Choi, who's both president of the UM System and chancellor of Columbia campus, a bully who has hurt morale and diversity. Among ranked faculty without administrative duties, 208 said Choi should not be retained as chancellor, compared to 87 who said he should remain.

The Innovation Lab is the first of several new buildings on the Rolla campus funded in part by a $300 million donation from an alumnus.

The vote means MU President Mun Choi will have unprecedented power over the campuses in Kansas City, St. Louis and Rolla.

Updated March 21 with additional details from the announcement event — University of Missouri–St. Louis Chancellor Tom George will retire in September, he…

On the latest edition of Politically Speaking, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum is pleased to welcome University of Missouri System President Mun…