University of Missouri System begins layoffs at headquarters - Ashley Jost. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The University of Missouri System began a major round of layoffs at its Columbia headquarters Wednesday in a cost-cutting move that appears to at least initially be affecting its lobbying and public-relations operations. As of Wednesday afternoon, several sources confirmed numerous employees had been let go in the university relations department. However, the extent of the job losses at the headquarters was not clear. The 18-person university relations department houses federal and state lobbyists, the custodian of records and nine communications employees. http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/university-of-missouri-system-begins-layoffs-at-headquarters/article_b342f1ed-3b23-57ab-b75e-d82fe1157fb4.html