Okay, but I mean what would you have proposed the “figurehead” of a University to do about these things? What power does the “president” of a University have to stop people calling other people the N word?

Just to clarify - the vote of no confidence was from the English Department in regards to MU Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin. Not sure if it’s related to this, though.

Mob was not the right word to use. But it’s burying the lede to his overall point to focus on that word. His question, and one i’d really like to see further articulated, is: what specifically did the President do, or what didn’t he do that he was supposed to, which galvanized these “numerous groups” to demand and…

So a few people got called the n-word by randos and this is what the University president was supposed to drop everything and respond to?

Honest question: Isn’t this misdirected outrage? It seems like this “victory” is one only in the most symbolic form. The actual goal, ending racism at Missouri (and everywhere), seems unobtainable, so instead take down the figurehead of the institution. I understand that he did not handle these incidents well, but the…