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November 13, 2015

U. of Missouri Names Black Law Professor as Interim President 
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This comes as the University of Missouri has named a black law professor
to serve as interim president of the university system, following the
resignation of former President Tim Wolfe earlier this week amid massive
protests over racism on campus. The new president, Michael Middleton,
spoke of the need to learn the nation's history.

Michael Middleton: "I don't blame white people who don't understand. I
blame our ugly history, and I think it's important we learn that history
and understand it, so that we can get beyond that history and build the
institution and the country that we imagine, rather than the institution
or country that is."

 

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