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After 19 years running state unemployment offices across northern Missouri, Steve Moore can rattle off the names of shuttered factories in this old railroad town with ease.
For the second time in less than two weeks, schools are objecting to a reform measure sought by university presidents and endorsed by NCAA president Mark Emmert.
When the deadly Joplin tornado destroyed her father's home, Alisha Courtney had no place to turn. So she went back to live with her abusive boyfriend, just weeks after fleeing his regular beatings. Now she's reaped the consequences: she's lost custody of her 3-year-old daughter after police raided his home and allegedly found a methamphetamine lab.
Tony Shaver simply couldn't explain his team's horrendous start against No. 10 Missouri on Sunday.
Sixth-man Michael Dixon scored a career-high 30 points and No. 10 Missouri beat William & Mary 94-56 on Sunday for its best start in two decades.
Finding the positives in a 29-point road drubbing can challenge even the most veteran coaches. Considering how far it has fallen, Binghamton's 88-59 loss to No. 21 Missouri on Sunday may at least represent a stepping-stone, according to coach Mark Macon.
Kim English scored a career-high 29 points and No. 21 Missouri rolled to an 88-59 victory over winless Binghamton on Sunday.
As American universities welcome ever-greater numbers of international students, some professors and admissions counselors are questioning the motives of the very professionals who have helped attract so many foreign scholars to their campuses.
College athletes who sign with agents don't just hire sports-loving lawyers to negotiate pro contracts. These days, top agents also offer would-be pros a full roster of colleagues who can help land endorsements, manage money, schedule vacations or even recruit former college teammates with their own pro potential.
Facing its first ranked opponent in three seasons on Thursday night, Niagara wanted at the very least to give No. 24 Missouri its best shot.
Marcus Denmon scored 22 points to lead five Missouri players in double figures, and the No. 24 Tigers rode a hot-shooting first half to an easy 83-52 win over Niagara on Thursday night.
From videotaped lectures to podcasts, universities are rushing to embrace the digital revolution. Yet even as some schools invite the public to view course material online, they're starting to grapple with how to keep classroom discussions out of the wrong hands
Missouri suspended football coach Gary Pinkel without pay for the final home game of the season Thursday and froze his salary for a year following his overnight arrest on suspicion of drunken driving.
More than 300 major college football and men's basketball players are telling the NCAA and college presidents they want a cut of ever-increasing TV sports revenue to fatten scholarships and cover all the costs of getting a degree, with athletes picking up still more grant money when they graduate.
Missouri is exploring a move to the Southeastern Conference in hopes of getting as much as $12 million each year in additional TV and cable revenue, according to a confidential document obtained by The Associated Press.
The head of the Big 12 board of directors says the future of the embattled league largely rests with Oklahoma.
Textbooks? Check. School sweatshirt? Check. Urine specimen cup? Only if you want to stay in school.
Felix Fritschi likes to damage plants.
Tenia Phillips has heard the horror stories about life after law school, circa 2011, from crushing student loan debt to recent graduates serving coffee at Starbucks.
The University of Missouri intends to wait for the results of an NCAA investigation into pay-for-play allegations and other possible rules violations at Miami before making any decisions about the future of new men's basketball coach Frank Haith, the school's chancellor said Friday.
Seniors and juniors are taking classes in a converted big-box store. Freshmen and sophomores are in a building across town. The new middle school is in an industrial park.
Members of the high school class of 2011 posted a slight gain on the ACT college entrance exam, but nearly three in 10 recent graduates failed to meet a single benchmark that predicts they are ready for college.
The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday pledged to give up to $1 million to help equip high school students in the tornado-ravaged city of Joplin with laptop computers for the coming school year.
They gather in a generic suburban office park, working-class students chasing a fast track to success: a college degree.
As they prepare lesson plans for fall, teachers across Missouri have an extra chore before the new school year begins: purging their Facebook friend lists to comply with a new state law that limits their contact with students on social networks.
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