Joint Committee on Education to meet with the UM system president, the MU Chancellor and the UM Board of Curators

Intro:	Wednesday at 7 PM the Joint Committee on Education will meet with the UM system president, the MU Chancellor and the UM Board of Curators
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Wrap: The committee chair is VER-SALES (Versailles) Republican David Wood.

He says the purpose of the hearing is to find solutions to the problems the University of Missouri faced in the prior seven months.

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Description: "I'm not terribly concerned about the events of the past and how they happened, but I am concerned about what we're doing to correct those situations to where they don't happen again."

Wood said that the meeting will include discussions about the professor charged with assault against a student and the protests that drove out the university's president.

Reporting from the State capitol, I'm Ryan McGrath.

Intro:	The recent controversies involving the University of Missouri will come before a Missouri legislative committee Wednesday night.
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Wrap: Top university officials will be coming before the legislature's Joint Committee on Education.

The chair is David Wood.

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Description: "Well I'm sure there will be a lot of discussion in terms of how the president and the chancellor need to cooperate and get along, how that happened, what the events with the professor and whether she's going to have her contract renewed or tenure."

The central issues include student protests that drove out the university president and faculty member charged with assault against student trying to video record the protests.

Reporting from the State capitol, I'm Ryan McGrath.

Intro:	The Joint Committee on Education will hear Wednesday night top officials of the University of Missouri about the recent controversies on the Columbia campus.
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Student protesters recently disrupted a meeting of the the university board of curators.

The legislature's education committee chair, David Wood, said he would not be surprised if the same group arrived at his committee meeting.

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Description: "Obviously the Concerned Students 1950 did show up at the Board of Currators meeting. It would not surprise me that they show up to this. If they do, I hope they are peaceful. We'e not out on a witchhunt of any kind. Obviously, we just want answers and part of the purview of the Joint Committee on Education is oversight to the universities and schools in the state of Missouri."

Reporting from the State capitol, I'm Ryan McGrath.

Intro:	University of Missouri officials will appear before a legislative committee tonight (Wednesday night) to address the recent controversies.
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Republican lawmakers have been harsh on the university's response to concerns raised by black student protestors

But St. Louis County black legislator Courtney Curtis said he has a different perspective for the committee session.

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Description: "The specific issues I'll look to see how they're addressing how they actually move us forward with the committment towards making sure that the university is an inclusive place, and that diversity is welcomed, and that we respect all individuals that are members."

Reporting from the State capitol, I'm Ryan McGrath.