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MU Faculty Council backs student group, Black Studies Department amid barbecue name change

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Editor’s note: The affiliation of students who attended the meeting has been clarified. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s Faculty Council and Black Studies Department are standing by a student group upset with the school after they were forced to change the name of an annual event.  In August, the Mizzou Legion of Black

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Social media posts about school threats not credible, Columbia Public Schools email to parents says

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ Recent social media posts referencing possible threats to Columbia schools are not credible, the school district wrote in a Thursday night email to parents. Rumors spread Thursday night about possible threats to some school campuses in Columbia. “We’re reaching out to ask for your help and support. Over the last several days,

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Lincoln University formally cuts ties with alumni association after missed deadline

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lincoln University has formally cut ties with its national alumni association, according to Thursday press release from the school. LU ended its relationship after the Lincoln University of Missouri Alumni Association, Inc. missed its Sept. 1 deadline for a financial audit, the release says. The school’s Board of Curators announced it

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