Tim Wolfe Resigns

The University of Missouri named a black interim president on Thursday after the incumbent was forced out amid an escalating race row, as a wave of protests spread to half a dozen US campuses.

The University of Missouri's president resigned Monday amid controversy over his handling of racial tensions on campus that prompted several black football players to pledge not to take the field until he stepped down.

The University of Missouri named a black interim president on Thursday after the incumbent was forced out amid an escalating race row, as a wave of protests spread to half a dozen US campuses.

The University of Missouri's president resigned Monday amid controversy over his handling of racial tensions on campus that prompted several black football players to pledge not to take the field until he stepped down.