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Teaching and Learning

First Class: Mizzou’s Academic Convocation

Mizzou's Academic Convocation will be held August 23 at Hearnes Center as part of Welcome Week.

STEM Cinema

B&B Theatres chain partnered with Mizzou to tap into faculty expertise and student creativity to produce educational intros to family-friendly films. Read more from Show Me Mizzou.

‘You are a scientist’

Student Researchers Nominate King for Mentorship Awards by Jade Elwess As an undergraduate student who couldn’t see herself as a scientist or researcher, having a faculty mentor like Elizabeth King encouraging her to pursue data science made all of the…

2026 Faculty Recognition Awards

UM System Awards C. Brice Ratchford Memorial Fellowship Jo Britt-Rankin 2025 Curators’ Distinguished Professorships Anne AlexanderStephen BallDonald Burke-AgüeroSheila GrantScott HolanRaghuraman KannanR. Scott RectorBrian SilveyJohn J. TannerWes Warren External Awards Highly Prestigious American Academy of Arts and Science – Member Deborah…

2025 COACHE Survey Results

The following message was sent to faculty on March 19, 2026: Dear Colleagues, Today, we are releasing the results from the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) survey, completed by faculty in Spring 2025. Your feedback provides valuable…

Faculty Excellence Week 2026

Faculty Appreciation Lunch Monday, May 4, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.  Faculty Appreciation Lunch – Mizzou Events Calendar Co-hosted by President Choi, Provost Martens and Faculty Council  Stop by the south steps of Jesse Hall to enjoy performances from Marching Mizzou and Flyover Country Band, t-shirts and an…

Innovating together

At Mizzou, faculty aren’t just teaching the future––they’re redefining it. Through the Teaching for Learning Center’s Redesign Institute, professors like Paz Herrera are transforming how they connect with students and foster engagement.

Mizzou Celebrates Week of Writing

Writing connects how we learn, teach and lead at Mizzou. During the inaugural Week of Writing (Oct. 20–24), the Writing Center, Campus Writing Program, Graduate School, Office of the Provost, Research, Impact and Innovation and Mizzou Libraries collaborated on events…

Message on Digital Accessibility for Mizzou Instructors

This message was sent to MU faculty, instructors, adjuncts, and graduate instructors on Oct. 3, 2025. Dear Colleagues, I want to share updates on how we are supporting faculty and instructors in meeting the expectations of the Department of Justice’s rule…

Celebrating 40 Years of the Campus Writing Program

Doug Hunt, inaugural director of CWP Marty Townsend, former director of CWP Associate Provost Brian Houston The Campus Writing Program (CWP) recently celebrated their 40th anniversary with a reception at the Conley House on September 18. The theme of the…