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Provost Blog, Page 4

Oct. 17, 2019

Celebrating Graduate Education

The United States emerged the world leader in innovation in the post-World War II era. One of the contributing factors was the GI Bill and the access to education that it enabled. Too, the Cold War drove a sense of urgency into the equation for innovation. Today, with the end of the Cold War, and…

Oct. 2, 2019

What is Our Secret Sauce?

Every university I have been at aspires to be the world’s best. Every university wants to be ranked in the top 5. Every university wants to be in a never-ending stream of billion-dollar fund raising campaigns. It is not so much what we want to do or be, it is how we get there. What…

Sept. 24, 2019

When Undergraduate Research is More Than an Assignment

A couple of weeks ago Chancellor Cartwright and I shared a meal with faculty who are productive researchers and effective mentors. This group spoke to us about their commitment to mentoring undergraduate students on research skills. To say that the faculty at the table were passionate about undergraduate research is an understatement. What did I…

Sept. 18, 2019

Museums of Mizzou

At a recent meeting with colleagues it dawned on me that mid-western humility is a real thing. At a time when national museums like the Newseum in Washington D.C. are shutting down, and despite a string of budget cuts, our university has maintained and grown Mizzou’s ‘museum’ assets. Maybe you do, but perhaps you do…