Regular readers of this blog probably know all about the name change under way for my employer, the University of Missouri-Rolla, which will become Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) on Jan. 1. Now another campus of the University of Missouri — the University of Missouri-Columbia — is considering a name change of sorts.
The Columbia Tribune reported on Friday (Aug. 3) that the Columbia campus — more often referred to as MU or Mizzou than UMC — is considering dropping the “-Columbia” from its name. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch also reports on the proposal, quoting MU Chancellor Brady Deaton as saying, “Our aim is to properly brand it as the major university in the state. It should be the University of Missouri, period.”
Deaton is calling the proposal a “name restoration,” rather than a name change. It’s a complicated argument that probably only makes sense to Missourians and graduates of any of the four University of Missouri campuses. If you’re really interested, you can read my brief explanation on the Name Change Conversations blog I maintain for UMR.
Andy writes! 