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U of I to review removal of religion professor
Source: Chicago Tribune Posted By: Ronny FLI...5274 days ago
Campus: University of Illinois at Chicago
Faculty at the University of Illinois will review the case of a religion professor removed from the classroom after a student labeled his explanation of the Roman Catholic teaching on homosexuality....
Protesters gather as U. of I. board meets to OK 9.5 percent tuition hike
Source: suntimes.com Posted By: Bailey COS...5330 days ago
Campus: University of Illinois at Chicago
As the University of Illinois’ board of trustees met today to consider hiking tuition for incoming students by 9.5 percent, union protesters gathered outside the meeting to protest the increase....
Financial challenge the priority, new U. of I. president says
Source: articles.chicag Posted By: Aidan PIT...5337 days ago
Campus: University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois' next president said his first task on the job will be grappling with the financial challenges and difficult cost-cutting at the state's flagship public university. But....
Source: articles.chicag Posted By: Benny Penito..5338 days ago
Campus: University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois officials have chosen Michael Hogan, the University of Connecticut president, as the school's next president, picking a historian who has long ties to the Midwest and public....
U. of I. logs 10 admissions incidents
Source: Chicago Tribune Posted By: Len WIS...5422 days ago
Campus: University of Illinois at Chicago
In the new era of keeping clout out of admissions, University of Illinois admissions staff have logged about 10 incidents this school year of outside parties trying to insert themselves into....
New U. of I. board eliminates preferential admissions
Source: Chicago Tribune Posted By: Maria PHI...5581 days ago
Campus: University of Illinois at Chicago
Hoping to end a "sorry chapter" in University of Illinois' history, new board chair Christopher Kennedy and other trustees voted Thursday to eliminate all preferential admissions practices that....
University of Illinois chancellor apologizes for scandal
Source: Chicago Tribune Posted By: pete HAI...5611 days ago
Campus: University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois Chancellor Richard Herman apologized Tuesday for his role in a far-reaching admissions scandal but said he has no plans to resign. "I am sorry for my role in this without....
University of Illinois preferential treatment told
Source: Chicago Tribune Posted By: Billy TAM...5640 days ago
Campus: University of Illinois at Chicago
Trustee meddling in student affairs at the University of Illinois' flagship campus extended beyond admissions as one board member made sure his relative got the classes he wanted, an associate....
Clout goes to college: Tribune sues U. of I. over admissions list
Source: Chicago Tribune Posted By: Candace George..5667 days ago
Campus: University of Illinois at Chicago
The Chicago Tribune filed a state lawsuit Tuesday against the University of Illinois demanding the immediate release of grade-point averages and standardized test scores of the hundreds of college....
Illinois probes college corruption
Source: twincities.com Posted By: Anna CEC...5673 days ago
Campus: University of Illinois at Chicago
Gov. Patrick Quinn of Illinois appointed a panel on Wednesday to investigate accusations that the University of Illinois admitted hundreds of applicants based largely on their political connections.....
Panel to investigate admissions of politically connected students at University of Illinois
Source: startribune.com Posted By: Jacky SIL...5674 days ago
Campus: University of Illinois at Chicago
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has appointed a state commission to investigate what some have called questionable admissions practices at the state's largest public university. The Chicago Tribune....
Clout Goes to College: University of Illinois to open up appeals
Source: Chicago Tribune Posted By: Jacky SIL...5682 days ago
Campus: University of Illinois at Chicago
When the University of Illinois rejected her son, Erin Reum called admissions officers in hopes of getting his application a second look. She thought maybe the Bradley-Bourbonnais Community....
University of Illinois more difficult to get into
Source: Chicago Tribune Posted By: Billy TAM...5683 days ago
Campus: University of Illinois at Chicago
To understand why someone applying to the University of Illinois would seek help from a trustee or legislator -- as detailed in a Tribune series that began last week -- consider how the battle....
Clout helps some students get in U of Illinois
Source: news-gazette.co Posted By: Melody DIC...5686 days ago
Campus: University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois keeps a little-known list of applicants tracked by politicians and university trustees, resulting in the admission of clout-heavy students over those with better qualifications,....
Global Campus employees got bonuses despite program's struggles
Source: Chicago Tribune Posted By: Candace George..5693 days ago
Campus: University of Illinois at Chicago
On the same day that University of Illinois officials voted to reshape the troubled Global Campus program, the university's president disclosed that he approved bonuses last year for senior employees....
Source: insidehighered. Posted By: Candace George..5741 days ago
Campus: University of Illinois at Chicago
The norm for protests over a William Ayers appearance on campus these days is for conservative critics to say that the University of Illinois at Chicago professor shouldn't be given a forum to....
