Priorities as Your Interim Provost

Colleagues, This marks my first week as your interim provost. I am a proud alum – I received my doctorate from MU – and have spent most of my academic career at this university. It is at MU where, as…

Provost Leadership Program: Developing MU’s Next Academic Leaders

The Provost Leadership Program (PLP) is a professional development program coordinated by the Office of the Provost to prepare MU faculty for academic leadership positions. Throughout the academic year, each cohort meets for eight sessions that include leadership topics, panel…

Paying it forward 

Driven by her family and passion to mentor others, doctoral student Jessica Marmolejos is determined to inspire the next generation of students to become fearless leaders.

2024 Call for Proposals: Enhancing Student Success at Mizzou

As part of MizzouForward initiative’s work to strengthen student success, funding up to $100,000 per award is now available to support efforts that enhance teaching and learning. Deans, department chairs and other unit heads with a direct focus on student…

Sparking confidence  

Sergio Pico-Vazquez, graduating senior studying information technology within the College of Engineering, reflects on his experience with Men of Color, Honor and Ambition (MOCHA), and how the program has instilled confidence in him.  

Faculty Connections

A Supportive Community for Faculty at Mizzou by Jade Elwess Caroline Kopot joined the Department of Textile and Apparel Management (TAM) in fall 2020 as an assistant professor during the pandemic. She moved to Missouri from Georgia and had no family…

Shining Brighter Together: Two Anthropologists Explore the Spirit World in New Book

by Jade Elwess Photos by Hanna Caldwell Mid-career cohort faculty fellowship program helped set foundation for book success Mizzou has a rich history of campus ghost stories, many of which take place in the Chancellor’s Residence. Alice Read, wife…

Office of the Provost News October 2023

George Smith, Curators’ Distinguished Professor Emeritus of biological sciences, was recently awarded the Mizzou Medal of Distinction at the College of Arts and Sciences Welcome Back reception. Faculty Authors: If you are an author of a first edition book with…

Fall 2023 Strategic Plan Committees

In Fall 2023, MU is working to revise, update, and extend its strategic plan. Below is a list of faculty, staff, and administrators who are serving on these committees. Fall 2023 Strategic Plan Committees Members I: Student Success Jeni Hart…

A teacher at heart  

Senior, Lucy Barber, reflects on how the STEM Cubs program has made her a well-rounded teacher in the field of elementary education.