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 ...

A Missouri House committee advanced an amended Senate bill Monday that would end the University of Missouri’s exclusive permission to grant doctoral degrees. The new provision is tacked onto Senate ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...