Chicago City Colleges

As Graduation Rates Plummeted, Ex-College Chief Cashed Out

2012-03-30-BGA.jpg | Patrick Rehkamp | Posted 03.30.2012

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This story is courtesy of the Better Government Association As graduation rates were bottoming out at the City Colleges of Chicago in 2009, then-Ch...

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City Colleges Chief Had School PBS Station Produce Free Political Videos For Clouted Friends

Chi-Town Daily News | Peter Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

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Under orders from then-Chancellor Wayne Watson, the PBS television station at City Colleges of Chicago used its budget to produce free videos of power...

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City Colleges Student Loan Debit Card Program Illegal: Feds

Chi-Town Daily News | Peter Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

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The City Colleges must scrap its fee-laden debit card program for student loans because the fees are illegal, the U.S. Department of Education said in...

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Malcolm X Medical Program At Risk Of Losing Accreditation

Chi-Town Daily News | Alex Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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[I]nstead of welcoming a new class of physician assistant students for the summer, Malcolm X is scrambling to repair the program's tarnished reputatio...

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Education in Chicago: Wayne D. Watson is the Wrong Man at the Wrong Time for Chicago State University.

Bill Sweetland | Posted 05.25.2011

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What Chicago State University needs now is radical reform, if not revolution, and the thought of Dr. Watson stepping on the toes to make it happen is simply ludicrous.

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Hey, Chicago State University: Watson's a Winner

Hermene Hartman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hermene Hartman

It has been a long time since Chicago State University has had a native Chicagoan as its president.

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City Colleges Approve $85 Million In 'Secret' Stimulus Spending

Chi-Town Daily News | Peter Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

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While the City Colleges of Chicago won't say what it plans to do with its share of federal stimulus money, it has pre-approved spending up to $85 mill...

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Tuition Rising At City Colleges

Chi-Town Daily News | Peter Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

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City Colleges students can expect to pay 10 percent more on their tuition bills starting this summer. The increase is the first in two years, and tui...

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