Racial Justice

Mizzou President Resigns After Boycott, Walkout, and Hunger Strike

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Nov 9, 2015
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The president of the University of Missouri, Tim Wolfe, agreed Nov. 9 to resign, reports NBC.

After a series of racist incidents on campus, a graduate student went on hunger strike and the football team boycotted all team-related activities in protest of Wolfe's handling of the incidents. Some University of Missouri faculty participated in a solidarity walkout as well.

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