U of Ill. trustees OK president's resignation after scandal, appoint temporary replacementOctober 3rd, 2009 U of Ill. trustees OK president's resignationURBANA, Ill. — Trustees at the University of Illinois have accepted the resignation of the school's president in the wake of an admissions scandal.
Governor says University of Illinois president at center of admissions scandal to resignSeptember 23rd, 2009 Governor: U of Illinois president to resignCHICAGO — The president of the University of Illinois plans to resign following reports that the school admitted politically connected applicants over more qualified ones, Gov. Pat Quinn said Wednesday.
University of Illinois president at center of admissions scandal submits letter of resignationSeptember 23rd, 2009 U. of Ill. president resigns after scandalCHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois President B.
Faculty leaders at U of Illinois support removing top leaders amid admissions scandalSeptember 14th, 2009 U of Illinois faculty back leaders' ousterURBANA, Ill. — The University of Illinois Faculty Senate has voted on a resolution supporting the removal of President B.
Quinn names 2 new University of Illinois trustees, doesn't challenge 2 others who won't resignAugust 27th, 2009 Quinn names 2 to U of I board, lets 2 others stayCHICAGO — Gov. Pat Quinn announced Wednesday that he won't fire the two University of Illinois trustees who refused to resign amid an admissions scandal, and he started to rebuild the board with new appointees.
From budget to university scandal, Illinois governor gaining reputation as indecisiveAugust 26th, 2009 Illinois governor gaining reputation as indecisiveSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — First, Gov.
U. of Ill. president gives leaders 8 weeks to revamp admissions on 3 campuses after scandalAugust 13th, 2009 U. of Ill. president orders admissions changesCHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois President B.
University of Illinois trustees' biosAugust 7th, 2009 University of Illinois trustees' biosNine members of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees prior to the clout panel's final report:
Devon C. Bruce
Term: 2009-2015
First appointed: 2003
Profession: attorney, Power Rogers & Smith, Chicago
Education: University of Illinois College of Law; B.A., University of Illinois.
Illinois panel: University trustees should resign over politically connected admissionsAugust 7th, 2009 Illinois panel: University trustees should resignCHICAGO — A panel investigating the role that clout played in University of Illinois admissions recommended in its final report released on Thursday that all trustees voluntarily submit their resignations and let Gov. Pat Quinn decide which ones to accept.
Key dates in the U. of Ill. admissions scandalAugust 7th, 2009 Key dates in the U. of Ill. admissions scandalEvents leading up to Thursday's report from the Illinois Admissions Review Commission:
— May 29, 2009: The Chicago Tribune reports that the University of Illinois maintains a list of politically connected applicants at the Urbana-Champaign campus, and that some members of the so-called Category I list have been admitted in spite of lackluster qualifications.
University of Illinois panel says trustees should submit resignations amid clout investigationAugust 7th, 2009 Panel: UofIll. trustees should submit resignationsCHICAGO — A panel is recommending that all University of Illinois trustees voluntarily submit their resignations amid an investigation into the use of political clout to get underqualified students into the school.
University of Illinois trustee chairman resigns amid investigation of admissions practicesAugust 3rd, 2009 Chairman of U of Ill. Board of Trustees resignsCHICAGO — The chairman of the University of Illinois' Board of Trustees resigned Monday amid an investigation into the use of political clout to get underqualified students into the school.
Colleges' dirty little secret: Well-connected applicants get special considerationJune 4th, 2009 Ill. scandal exposes favoritism in admissionsAll college applications are equal. But some are more equal than others.
Newspaper: Good word from Blagojevich got crony's relative admitted into flagship U. of Ill.May 29th, 2009 Paper: Blago had clout with U. of Ill. admissionsCHAMPAIGN, Ill.
Univ. of California's new admissions policy angers Asians; they fear their numbers will dropApril 24th, 2009 New UC admissions policy angers Asian-AmericansSAN FRANCISCO — A new admissions policy set to take effect at the University of California system in three years is raising fears among Asian-Americans that it will reduce their numbers on campus, where they account for 40 percent of all undergraduates. University officials say the new standards — the biggest change in UC admissions since 1960 — are intended to widen the pool of high school applicants and make the process more fair.
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