The legislative victory allowing Missouri State University to confer doctoral degrees started in 2021 with a long car ride to a football game in Illinois. As prominent Springfield attorney Tom Strong ...

A Missouri Senate committee approved legislation that would remove the University of Missouri System’s exclusive rights to certain degree programs. State law currently bars other public colleges from ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The University of Missouri's flagship campus is reviewing 75 degree programs for possible elimination or consolidation as the state seeks costs savings. The state Department of Higher ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Governor Mike Kehoe is scheduled to sign a number of bills into law Wednesday, and two of those would affect Missouri State University. “We deliberately did not explore ...

Missouri lawmakers are proposing bigger scholarships for students with financial need, allowing more universities to grant engineering and medical degrees, and supporting aid to victims of hazing.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Two Missouri universities are teaming up to expand opportunities for students to earn a doctor of pharmacy degree. The University of Missouri-Kansas City has agreed to offer a ...

Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law are to enter into a ...

Missouri State University gained the right to confer doctoral degrees after new legislation was signed in July 2025. Springfield attorney Tom Strong spearheaded the effort, chronicling the journey in ...