Creating a better Missouri through scholarships

Saturday, March 5, 2005

As president of the University of Missouri, I am committed to keeping higher education affordable. That is why last summer I challenged our four campuses to establish 266 new scholarships for our neediest students. Today that challenge has been met. Thanks to a public-private partnership, we are creating $8 million in new endowments to support the program.

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