State Sen. Jeff Smith

Update: Sen. Jeff Smith would have taught a new interdisciplinary class this fall at Washington University called “Topics in American Culture Studies: Contemporary Issues in St. Louis Politics, Culture and Society” with a focus on urban education.…

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Sen. Joan Bray said today that she would filibuster a bill that would allow for concealed carry on college campuses.

Bray spoke briefly at a press conference put on by anti-concealed carry advocates, including Colin Goddard, a student…

Bartle

JEFFERSON CITY — A senator has filed a bill to address the problem with fake degrees that higher ed reporter Kavita Kumar wrote about in December.

Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Lee’s Summit sponsored a bill that would make it a class C misdemeanor…

University of Missouri President Gary Forsee and Missouri State University President Mike Nietzel sat together in front of the Senate today to talk about their joint vision for the future of state higher education, a move that would have been unheard of just…