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Prompted of university president tim wolf, coming amid charges that wolf had not addressed what many considered undercurrents of racism on campus. among the details this week, the student body press was called the n word in september, a class president was interrupted with racial slurs. and a swastika was drawn with feces. now the candidates are weighing in. im joined by msnbc political analyst, global director of "the washington post." and a cable writer for "the washington post." let me start ...

Developing news from missouri tonight, where the university of missouri has just name add new interim system president. mike middleton, deputy chancellor will take over as head of the university. >> this is a learning experience for us all. we must tighten our focus, improve our culture and climate across all of our campuses. and share in the responsibility to see our university advance in healthy ways, built upon respect. respect for others. >> the appointment comes three days after former scho...

Many call sare calling systemicm on campus. stephanie elam. >> reporter: the chips here began to fall very quickly. this morning, students at the university of missouri are waking up to a massive shake-up. one that activists say is just the beginning of change. the university system president and the schools chancellor ousted amid racial tensions and weeks of student-led protests. >> please use this resignation to heal, not to hate. >> this is just the beginning in aiding and dismantling systems...

Shrapnel and glass. a garbage can was there and she tried nov it when bullets started hitting. an outraged building on and off the football field over the handling of end hardy. they are standing behind him following the release of the graphic photos of his alleged abuse of his ex-girlfriend. he served a four-day suspension last year and he has apologized on twitter. >> major changes to the university of missouri after anti racism protests. chancellor lofton announced he will step down from th...

These so-called racial incidents are things that most people would blow off, maybe youd write about it on twitter and that would be the end of it. >> there was a swastika on campus and they didnt feel enough was done. >> written in excrements. >> first of all -- >> lets lisa go. >> ongoing racial slurs, ongoing feces having swastikas in excrement and people throwing around these epithets is just some thing we can brush off when tim wolfe himself said he was wrong and he should have done somethin...

Greater the reward. >> cnns stephanie elam live on the campus with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning carol. this is not the first time a that weve seen student athletes actually take up a line and protest something. but you can definitely say when the football team joined in with these student activists here, changes happened quickly. this morning students a t the university of missouri are waking up to a massive shake up. one activists say is just the beginning of change. the univer...

Of gray. hosted a forum on campus. >> you need to get out. you need to get out. >> i actually dont. >> all right. hey who wants to help me get this reporter out of here? i need some muscle over here? >> the outburst led journalism dparmtment to review clicks appointment there. and prompted criticism from the white house. >> the reason that you have public protests and public demonstrations is so the public can be aware of your concerns. and it seems to me that youre going to have a hard time get...

>> we didnt respond or react. >> reporter: wolf striking a different tone than the one captured in this tense exchange with students. >> its because you dont believe that you have the equal opportunity to successfully -- >> you blame us for systemic oppression, tim wolf. >> reporter: even some long-time faculty say racism has been a problem on campus for years. >> i have been called the "n" word too many times to talk about it on camera and to write them all out. >> reporter: tensions reaching a...

But a key turning point came this weekend when black players on mizzous division one football team decided to boycott until wolfe resign and the black activist group who campaigned for his ouster demanded, among other things, a meeting with missouris governor. >> aiding and dismantling systems of oppression within higher education, specifically the -- the resignation of tim wolfe is a glimmer of hope for historically marginalized students whose voices have been silenced by patriarchal white male...

But a key turning point came this weekend when black players on mizzous division one football team decided to boycott until wolfe resign and the black activist group who campaigned for his ouster demanded, among other things, a meeting with missouris governor. >> aiding and dismantling systems of oppression within higher education, specifically the -- the resignation of tim wolfe is a glimmer of hope for historically marginalized students whose voices have been silenced by patriarchal white male...