COLUMBIA - MU s social justice centers have been in the public eye for the last few months due to their response to multiple issues on campus.
In April, many employees were told their positions would no longer exist due to a restructuring of the centers, which include the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center, the LGBTQ Resource Center and the Multicultural Center. The restructuring was paused in May, which meant a July 1 implementation was no longer the case.
MU spokesperson Christian Basi says the restructuring is necessary to improve academic success for marginalized students.Â
Now, less than a month before the fall semester, multiple employees in these centers have stepped down from their positions due to what they say is a lack of professionalism in the workplace.Â
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MU plan to restructure social justice centers pushed back
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University of Missouri students gather for a protest against changes to campus social justice centers on Monday, April 19, 2021.
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A plan to restructure the University of Missouri s social justice centers this summer has been pushed back indefinitely.
MU spokesman Christian Basi said Friday that the plan had been postponed to give Maurice Gipson, vice chair of diversity, inclusion and equity, more time to communicate with those affected by the changes.
MU operates five social justice centers: the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center, LGBTQ Resource Center, Multicultural Center (MCC), Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention (RSVP) Center and the Women s Center. Students held two large protests when word spread through campus about the restructuring.
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The University of Missouri s diversity director on Thursday apologized to the Faculty Council for communication missteps in a plan to restructure social justice centers on campus. I certainly take ownership over the way this rollout happened and particularly for our failures in communication, said Maurice Gipson, vice chancellor for inclusion, diversity and equity.
The restructuring plan has been halted in order to gather feedback from stakeholders, he said. July 1 is no longer a target date for implementing the plan. We ve put this on pause right now, just to listen, Gipson said.
Campus protests developed when information leaked that a restructuring of the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center, LGBTQ Resource Center, Multicultural Center and Women s Center was planned and that the center coordinators may lose their jobs.
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Activist group Mizzou 600 organized a protest on April 29 against the future implementation of the MU Department of Social Justice restructuring plan.
The demonstration started on the steps of Jesse Hall, where speakers began listing the ways the Department of Social Justice had aided them. Two unnamed MU staff members followed the demonstration, stating that their purpose was to ensure the protest was safe.
Following their beginning chants and opening statements on the steps of Jesse Hall, demonstrators walked inside to continue the protest. The demonstrators continued to chant and give statements regarding the restructuring. Staff observed the demonstration from the upper level of Jesse Hall.
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