doctorate program, a Doctorate of Education.
The university was granted an exception to Title IX in 2016 which allows it to legally discriminate against LGBT students for religious reasons.
In 2017, R. Alton Lacey announced his retirement after 23 years as MBU president. In the fall of 2017, Keith L. Ross was appointed as MBU's seventh president. Lacey assumed the role as chancellor in January 2018.
There were ongoing renovations to the library and major additions to the football field during the summer of 2019. The library has now been transformed into a learning commons space. In 2019, after a 17 year lawsuit Missouri Baptist University came back under the jurisdiction of the Missouri Baptist Convention Board of trustees.
== Academics ==
As of December 2018, Missouri Baptist offers over fifty degree programs through both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Degrees are offered through their schools of business, education, and nursing, and their divisions of fine arts, humanities, natural sciences, health & …
