University of Missouri curators

The University of Missouri Board of Curators has approved a new $130 million building and new Ph.D. programs for the campus in Rolla.

The governor's office said Roberts, D-St. Louis, advocated for a paid position for himself on the Public Service Commission and for his dad to receive a spot on the UM Board of Curators.

The appointees include a noted lawyer, a philanthropist and an orthodontist who would be the only member with a degree from a campus other than Columbia's.

The nine-member Board of Curators has seven graduates from the flagship campus in Columbia and none from UMSL, UMKC and Missouri S&T combined. During a meeting last week in Rolla, the curators made changes to the pension system.

The Board of Curators' decision not to require masks comes as the state experiences the worst COVID-19 infection rates it has seen since the start of the pandemic.

The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved four major projects on the Rolla campus, including upgrading two entrance areas.

Steelman had previously raised objections about an adviser to Gov. Mike Parson using his connections to the university to seek business for other lobbying clients.

Mike Ketchmark, a major donor to Republicans and Democrats, opens doors for former GOP state chairman

Gov. Eric Greitens’ three nominees for the University of Missouri System’s Board of Curators skated through a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday.Darryl…

Updated Feb. 11 with correction about how state universities can raise tuition -- The University of Missouri System is strongly considering tuition…