The ousting of Mizzou’s president has catalysed demands for racial justice in universities across the US,as students take pages from Black Lives Matter and 1960s social movements to push back against neglectful administrationsAbout 100 professors and 200 students were milling approximately Carnahan Quad when cheers suddenly erupted. Then came the words so many yearned to hear: “He’s resigned!”Tim Wolfe, president of the University of Missouri, or had been toppled by the power of student protest,notably Jonathan Butler, who was a week into a starvation strike. “Jonathan can eat again!” a hoarse voice called over the crowd to laughter and applause on Monday. Faculty staff and students, and black and white,had tears streaming down their faces. Spontaneous dancing began, both with music and without.
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Source: theguardian.com