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University of Missouri system president Tim Wolfe announced Monday that he would resign, amid calls from students, faculty and lawmakers for him to step down.
Wolfe faced pressure to resign because of ;how he has handled racial tensions on campus, ;as well as other issues.
Over the weekend, more than 30 black players on the Mizzou football team announced they would not practice or participate in any team activities until Wolfe resigned. Some graduate students and faculty staged a walkout on Monday, similarly pressing for Wolfe to step down. On Sunday, state lawmakers joined the calls. ;
The university’s governing body, the Board of Curators, met in an emergency meeting Monday to discuss what to do, as the student government issued a statement calling for Wolfe to leave. ; ;
Wolfe said at a press conference announcing his resignation that his decision “comes from love.”
“The frustration and anger that I see is clear, real, and I don’t doubt it for a second,” he said. “I take full responsibility for this frustration. I take full responsibly for the inaction that has occurred. I’d ask everybody, from students and faculty and friends, to use my resignations to heal and start talking again, to make the changes necessary.”
Students from the Legion of Black Collegians and a movement known as Concerned Student 1950 began protesting after a series of racially motivated incidents on campus.
The student government president, ;Payton Head, who is black, said in September that white students hurled racial slurs at him as he walked on campus. Other incidents of racism, including a swastika drawn with feces in a new residence hall, led to protests across campus. ;
Protesters confronted Wolfe during a homecoming parade on Oct. 10 and at other events on campus. They criticized the president’s reaction to the series of racist incidents on campus and made his resignation one of the movement’s chief demands, though it is also seeks further changes in how the university approaches diversity and race relations.
Jonathan Butler, a black graduate student, launched a hunger strike on Nov. 2 that he said would continue until Wolfe resigned. On Monday, he announced that his strike was over. ;
Mizzou football team players, including linebacker Brandon Lee and kick returner John Gibson III, also reacted to Wolfe’s resignation Monday morning on Twitter.
The football team’s decision to take part in the movement brought more national attention to the protests, particularly after head coach Gary Pinkel joined the players in halting football activities Sunday. ;
The walk-off jeopardized the Tigers’ upcoming game against Brigham Young University, the cancellation of which would have cost the university at least $1 million.
Mondays are typically an off day in college football, and an athletic department spokesman did not immediately respond to requests for comment about whether the team would return to practice this week now that Wolfe has resigned. ;
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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