University of Missouri president says he cut student groups’ funding ‘to protect the institution’

By: Jae Jepsen

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: April 13, 2026

Words: 538

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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UM System President Mun Choi said he was responsible for the university’s funding cuts to several multicultural student organizations, citing concerns over Department of Justice investigations into other universities in a Wednesday faculty meeting.

“It wasn’t an easy decision, but I decided that I needed to protect the institution, so that’s the decision that I made,” Choi said in the meeting.

On April 3, university administration informed leaders of student organizations that all multicultural umbrella …

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