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COLUMBIA - MU's social justice centers have been in the public eye for the last few months due to their response to multiple issues on campus. In April, many employees were told their positions would no longer exist due to a "restructuring of the centers," which include the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center, the LGBTQ Resource Center and the Multicultural Center. The restructuring was paused in May, which meant a July 1 implementation was no longer the case. MU spokesperson Christian Basi says the restructuring is necessary to improve academic success for marginalized students.  Now, l...

Activist group Mizzou 600 organized a protest on April 29 against the future implementation of the MU Department of Social Justice restructuring plan. The demonstration started on the steps of Jesse Hall, where speakers began listing the ways the Department of Social Justice had aided them. Two unnamed MU staff members followed the demonstration, stating that their purpose was to ensure the protest was safe. Following their beginning chants and opening statements on the steps of Jesse Hall, demonstrators walked inside to continue the protest. The demonstrators continued to chant and give sta...

Content Warning: The following article contains references to rape and sexual assault. More than 100 protesters gathered at Traditions Plaza at 9 a.m. Monday to demonstrate against cuts to coordinator positions at MU’s Department of Social Justice centers. Protest leaders said their goal was to catch tours as they showed prospective students around the MU campus. At Jesse Hall, student protesters spoke out about the importance of the centers and what the cuts would mean. The protesters moved from the plaza to the steps of Jesse Hall, chanting, “Justice for justice” and “save the cent...

He said claims circulating on social media that all staff members at the centers will be let go and that the centers themselves would be eliminated are false. It is “absolutely not true that we’re getting rid of the centers,” and the university is “absolutely committed to the resources these centers provide,” Basi said. The Columbia Missourianreported that the plan aims to raise the number of full-time staff members in the centers from 10 to 15. The private message outlining the restructuring plan said the university would move away from “the current holistic identity-based coord...