It’s a Good Idea for Mizzou to Cover Tuition for Low-Income Students, but the Reason May Surprise You
Earlier this week, the University of Missouri announced that it has created the Missouri Land Grant and Land Grant Honors...
Why Can’t Missouri’s Economy Keep Up?
When I arrived at the University of Missouri in 2000, Dr. Ed Robb told me that the Missouri economy was...
Great News! Mizzou Embraces Free Speech
Last week, Mizzou took several important steps in ensuring that all students on campus, regardless of viewpoint, will have the...
Mizzou Enrollment Shrinks to a New Low
Mizzou is slated to enroll its smallest freshman class in nearly two decades. Whereas in 2015 the school saw more...
Show-Me Now! Three ideas for Reform at Mizzou
After the unrest at Mizzou in 2015, and with enrollment plummeting, Mizzou has struggled to regain its footing. Is there...
Challenges Facing Mizzou Discussed on KOMU-TV
On Tuesday, KOMU Channel 8 News, the NBC affiliate in central Missouri, covered the Show-Me Institute's policy breakfast: Stuck In...
Want to Improve Mizzou? Look East
Last fall, at the same time the University of Missouri announced the first decline in enrollment in 15 years, Purdue...
Conservatives on Campus: A Vanishing Breed?
If I were to ask you to estimate the ratio of liberal to conservative professors on college campuses across the...
Policy Breakfast: Stuck in the Middle with Mizzou
The last year and a half has been a tumultuous time for Mizzou and the University of Missouri system as...
New Paper Offers Guidance for Improving Mizzou
It has been hard to watch the flagship public university of our state struggle this past year and a half. ...
2017 Blueprint: Moving Missouri Forward
The 2017 Blueprint: Moving Missouri Forward presents 15 policy ideas covering a broad ranges of issues – from education to healthcare, from...
Diversity of Viewpoints? Not at Mizzou
Last week, Heterodox Academy released a ranking of the top 150 universities in America in terms of commitment to viewpoint...
Two Thumbs Down for MetroLink Expansion
I had a friend – a newspaper editor and publisher – who mangled many words, sometimes inventing new ones in...
Just How Expensive Is “Free” Tuition?
I have to give some serious credit to the Campaign for Free College Tuition. They are unapologetic advocates for making...
Public Information: If You Have to Ask, You Can’t Afford It. . . .
Here’s a rather uncontroversial idea: public information should be public. That is, information, records, and data collected and maintained by...
Mizzou Researchers Blind and Kill Puppies, University Demands Tens of Thousands for Related Records
And no, the headline isn't an exaggeration. As reported in the Riverfront Times, four University of Missouri researchers blinded a...
Mizzou’s Loss Is Other Schools’ Gain
2,373 students. That is the difference between last fall’s and this fall’s enrollment at Mizzou. It is worse than what...
Do Our Universities Need “Thought Leaders” at the Helm?
File this under the grass isn’t always greener. The San Francisco Chronicle revealed last week that the University of California–Berkeley...
Researchers Estimate Effect of Scandals on University Enrollment
By the latest estimates, enrollment at Mizzou this fall is slated to be down by some 2,600 students. This means...
University of Missouri System Reformed Pensions in 2012. Other Plans Should Follow Suit
In 2010, a group of University of Missouri faculty and staff members from the four campuses were given a task:...
