This week, we were pleased to host Missouri’s Coordinating Board for Higher Education (CBHE) at Mizzou, along with leaders from across the state, including Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (MDHEWD) senior staff and administrators from many Missouri 2- and 4-year institutions. The CBHE plays an important role guiding the Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development and helping move Missouri forward.

The first day included tours of MURR and Memorial Stadium to see progress on the North End Zone, as well as presentations from talented Mizzou graduate and doctoral students, who discussed their research and answered questions from the board related to higher education policy. The second day featured a panel of world-class MU researchers who shared their incredible breakthroughs in critical fields such as geospatial intelligence, artificial intelligence, medicine and regenerative agriculture. They also discussed how those discoveries directly impact our state’s economy, health and workforce needs.

I want to thank CBHE Chair Hollie Elliott, Vice-Chair Allen Brooks, Secretary Anne-Marie Clarke, all CBHE board members and MDHEWD Commissioner Dr. Bennett Boggs for their support of Missouri higher education.

— Mun