University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe resigns in response to race-related protests

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University of Missouri system President Tim Wolfe resigned Monday amid growing protests from students and faculty that he has not adequately addressed race-related issues on campus, The Associated Press reports.

"I take full responsibility for this frustration and I take full responsibility for the inaction that has occurred," he said. "Use my resignation to heal and start talking again."

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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.