Facing the pressure from student protests and a boycott from the school’s football team over accusations that he was not doing enough against racial injustice, University of Missouri Tim Wolfe announced his resignation.
Wolfe made the stunning announcement Nov. 9 at a special board of curators meeting to address growing protests and the football team walkout. The board voted in favor of his resignation.
“I am resigning as president of the University Missouri system,” said Wolfe, according to a video of his statement. “My motivation in making this decision comes from a love of Columbia where I grew up and the state of Missouri. I thought and prayed over this decision. It is the right thing to do.”
In elaborating why he is leaving, Wolfe noted that the “frustration and anger I see is real, and I don’t doubt it for a second.”
