Oct. 2, 2025

Safety and personal responsibility

Dear Students, Your safety on the MU campus and in adjoining neighborhoods in Columbia is of paramount concern to us and your families. We’re so grateful for the excellent work of our MUPD officers in ensuring a safe environment on campus. We’ve also made significant investments in lighting, advanced cameras with license… Read More

Oct. 1, 2025

Columbia leaders announce immediate measures to fight crime in downtown Columbia

Columbia is a wonderful community that has a vibrant downtown with excellent restaurants, theaters and shops. We also recognize that there are crime issues that must be addressed. We are grateful for Columbia residents, business owners and parents of students reaching out to us to share their concerns and the… Read More

Sep. 28, 2025

A Call to Action to address crime in Columbia/Boone County

Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students, For your awareness, on Saturday, September 27th, I sent a call to action to City and Boone County leaders. In my message, I communicated that the crime problem in downtown Columbia is at a crisis point. The shootings, burglary, larceny, property damage, trespassing, and loitering… Read More

Sep. 17, 2025

Employee free speech and responsibility

Dear Faculty and Staff, We are living in a period where we are regularly inundated with opinions on major events and key issues of the day. While we respect the rights of employees to speak as citizens on matters of public concern, we also write to remind our faculty and… Read More

Sep. 15, 2025

Message from President Choi and Provost Martens to Deans and Chairs

Deans and Chairs, We are living in a period where we are regularly inundated with opinions on major events and key issues of the day. At times, our faculty and graduate instructors engage with our students on these issues and events via teaching and other interactions. We write to affirm that we support the foundations and principles of academic freedom, but to remind the… Read More

Aug. 26, 2025

Important Update from President Choi and AD Laird Veatch

Dear Tigers, As we get ready to embark on another thrilling year of Mizzou Football, we wanted to highlight a very important topic: field rushes and fines. Beginning with the 2025 season, Mizzou students and fans will no longer rush the field. We expect to win each game that we play. Read More

Aug. 25, 2025

Welcome to Your Mizzou!

Dear Mizzou Community, Welcome to an exciting new academic year! It’s great to see the pride our students, faculty and staff take in Mizzou. We know you have bold ambitions and aspirations to change the world, and we’re honored to help you make those dreams a reality. Together, we will… Read More

May 29, 2025

Accreditation Update

Dear Mizzou Community,   We are pleased to announce that Mizzou is reaccredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). This process affirms our ongoing excellence in meeting our university mission, particularly in terms of student success outcomes. Accreditation demonstrates our effectiveness in delivering high-quality academic programs and makes us eligible… Read More

May 8, 2025

Reading Day Safety

Students, As we end the semester, I want to congratulate each of you on your many accomplishments this past year.  I’m very proud of you. As you know, tomorrow is Reading Day, a time for study and reflection before entering the home stretch of final exams.  Over the past several… Read More

April 21, 2025

Campus Safety Update

Dear Campus Community, Over the past 5 years, we’ve made significant investments in new video technologies, improved lighting and the hiring of additional police officers to improve public safety of our campus. The well-being of our campus community is of paramount importance for us. There have been recent incidents of… Read More