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Among all challenges facing higher education, racism and its effects on people and systems remains one of the toughest and most complex to meaningfully address. In the case of the University of Missouri, the history of racism is both old and new, marked by decades-long racial discrimination in the region and by what we recognize as a boiling point for the university reached in 2015.  This report examines the 2015 racial crisis and the steps taken by the institution to increase its capacity for diversity, equity, and inclusion over the last five years.