Jonathan Butler, center, addresses a crowd following the announcement that University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe would resign Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, at the university in Columbia, Mo. Butler has ended his hunger strike as a result of the resignation.

Prompted by the past week’s race-fueled crisis at the University of Missouri, Kansas University is planning a town hall meeting to talk about race, respect and responsibility.

The meeting is set for 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Big 12 Room in the Kansas Union, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd., KU announced Monday afternoon.

In light of events at MU and other universities nationwide, the meeting “is designed to be an open conversation among students, faculty and staff on the topics of race and inclusion, as well as respect and responsibility,” according to KU’s announcement. “The goal is to create an affirming space for voices from a number of communities and backgrounds to be heard and considered.”

Moderating the forum will be Tammara Durham, KU’s vice provost for student affairs. Vice provost for diversity and equity Nate Thomas also will attend. The Office of Student Affairs and the Office of Diversity and Equity are organizing the meeting in conjunction with the Office of Multicultural Affairs.

“We remain committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive campus environment where individuals of all backgrounds can succeed and feel comfortable,” Thomas said, in KU’s news release. “Additionally, we want our students to be part of the national conversation on race and respect, a conversation that has accelerated in recent weeks on campuses across the country.”

MU System President Tim Wolfe resigned Monday, following pressure from students who said the school responded inadequately to racial problems there. MU’s chancellor, R. Bowen Loftin, also stepped down Monday.

Black student groups at the school’s flagship campus in Columbia have been complaining for months over the university’s handling of such matters, including racial slurs that have been directed at students.

The issue came to a head over the weekend when 30 black members of Missouri’s football team said they wouldn’t take part in team activities until Wolfe was removed.

After Wolfe’s announcement, a black graduate student said he was ending his weeklong hunger strike meant to force the president’s ouster.

After Wolfe’s announcement, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon called the resignation a necessary step toward “healing and reconciliation” at the school.

— The Associated Press contributed to this story.