By Jeff Murphy,
January 10, 2018
WARRENSBURG, MO – Education leaders that include presidents and chancellors at the
largest institutions in the state are coming to the University of Central Missouri
this week to join President Chuck Ambrose for the production of the premier episode
of “Inside Education.” This new program airs on the university’s public television
station, KMOS-TV, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16 and again at 9 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 21.
“Inside Education” is a quarterly one-hour news and informational television program
hosted by President Ambrose. In each edition a panel will examine current and emerging
issues within higher education. In the first program, distinguished guests will participate
in a round table discussion on issues that include higher education’s value proposition
for Missourians, access and affordability, the impact of federal tax legislation on
public colleges and universities, and what the future holds for these institutions.
This first program in the series is titled “The State of Higher Education,” and
includes as panelists Kimberly Beatty, chancellor, Metropolitan Community College;
Mun Choi, president, University of Missouri System; Zora Mulligan, Missouri Commissioner
of Higher Education; Clif Smart, president, Missouri State University; and Dwaun
Warmack, president, Harris-Stowe State University.
“It’s a tremendous honor to be able to interact with this outstanding group of Missouri
education leaders,” Ambrose said. “Higher education faces many challenges, but they
are nothing compared to the opportunities our colleges and universities provide. This
program will examine the state of Missouri’s higher education and what we must do
to ensure institutions remain a strong value proposition for creating engaged citizen-leaders
and talent for economic competitiveness that strengthens the state where we live.”
Ambrose has served as UCM’s president since August 2010, and has worked with KMOS-TV
on a number of other projects during his tenure on campus.
“It’s exciting to be able to collaborate with President Ambrose for the first program
in our ‘Inside Education’ series,” said Josh Tomlinson, director of Broadcasting Services
at UCM. “Public broadcasting is part of Missouri’s educational fabric, and we look
forward to sharing this informative program with our 800,000 viewers in 38 counties.”
KMOS-TV plans to record the program during a live discussion from the ballroom of
the Elliott Student Union, beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11. Campus members are
invited to attend.
To learn more about this program, visit KMOS-TV’s “Inside Education” website at kmos.org/originals/inside-education.
