Mun Choi

Mun Young Choi (Korean: 최문영; born March 19, 1964) is an American academic, Chancellor of the University of Missouri, and current President of the University of Missouri System.[2] Prior to his appointment at Missouri he was Provost & Executive Vice President at the University of Connecticut.[3]. He has also taught at Drexel University and the University of Illinois at Chicago. He lives in Columbia, Missouri.

Mun Choi
President of the
University of Missouri System
Chancellor of the
University of Missouri
Assumed office
2017 (2020)
Preceded byTim Wolfe
Personal details
Born
Choi Mun Young

(1964-03-19) March 19, 1964
South Korea
Children3
ResidenceColumbia, Missouri
Alma materPrinceton University
University of Illinois
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChoe Munyeong
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Munyŏng

Early life and education

Choi immigrated to the United States with his parents from South Korea in 1973. He graduated (1983) from Stephen Tyng Mather High School, in Chicago and holds a Ph.D. (1992) and M.A. (1989) degrees in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University and a BS degree (1987) in General Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.

University of Missouri

In 2017 Choi became President of the four campus University of Missouri System. In March, 2020 Choi agreed to serve as interim Chancellor of the University of Missouri flagship campus in Columbia.[4] This position was made permanent on July 28, making Choi the first to be both Chancellor of the University of Missouri in Columbia and President of the University of Missouri System simultaneously.[5] [6]

In the spring of 2020, students at MU petitioned Choi to remove a bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson from the University of Missouri's Francis Quadrangle. Choi refused, declaring his decision final and "in the best interest of the university." The statue, which was purchased and installed by MU alumni in 2001, would instead be "recontextualized" with input from a task force, Choi said.[7]

See also

References
  1. 손대성 (February 14, 2019). "최문영 미국 미주리대 총장 포항공대서 명예박사 학위 받는다". Korean: Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  2. "UM System President Mun Choi refuses pay raise on contract extension". Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri.
  3. "Mun Choi Curriculum Vitae"
  4. Whitford, Emma (July 29, 2020). "University of Missouri Board Votes to Combine Leadership Roles". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  5. Williams, Mara Jose (July 28, 2020). "President of 4 universities now also head of Mizzou. Faculty at other schools worry". Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  6. McKinney, Roger (July 28, 2020). "Choi gets dual role at University of Missouri over opposition from other campuses". Columbia Daily Tribune. Columbia, Missouri. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  7. Bacharier, Galen. "Final decision on MU Jefferson statue not stopping protests". Columbia Missourian. Columbia, Missouri. Retrieved 2020-07-19.


Academic offices
Preceded by
Tim Wolfe		 President of the University of Missouri System
2017-		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Alexander Cartwright		 Chancellor of the University of Missouri
2020–		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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