U of I Clout Scandal

In Illinois, Sports Teaches Us an Economic Lesson!

Marty Robins | Posted 04.10.2012

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Marty Robins

We're not going to end public corruption overnight. Can we start with the U of I athletic program and demonstrate that something can be fixed in the short-term?

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Stanley Ikenberry, Former University Of Illinois President, Named Interim Head After Scandal

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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URBANA, Ill. — Trustees at the University of Illinois have accepted the resignation of the school's president in the wake of an admissions scand...

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University Of Illinois President Resigning After Scandal

AP | DAVID MERCER and DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois President B. Joseph White resigned Wednesday following reports that the school admitted politically con...

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University Of Illinois Faculty Vote For Leaders' Ouster After Scandal

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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URBANA, Ill. — The University of Illinois Faculty Senate has voted on a resolution supporting the removal of President B. Joseph White and Chanc...

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Quinn Names New University Of Illinois Trustees After Scandal

The Champaign News-Gazette | Posted 05.25.2011

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Governor Pat Quinn on Friday morning named new members of the University of Illinois board of trustees....

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University Of Illinois Delays Vote On Fate Of President, Chancellor

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 05.25.2011

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The University of Illinois' Faculty Senate has decided to wait two weeks before voting on whether to recommend the school start looking for replacemen...

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U Of I Faculty, Students To Vote On New Leadership

ABC7 Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

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University of Illinois leaders meet today to vote on new leadership in the wake of the recent admissions scandal. ...

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Four More University Of Illinois Trustees To Resign, Two Holding Out Against Governor

Chicago Public Radio | Susie An | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two University of Illinois trustees are rejecting Governor Pat Quinn's call for resignations. A special commission investigating an admissions scandal...

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University Of Illinois Chancellor Sorry For Scandal, But Won't Resign

Chicago Tribune | Jodi S. Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

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University of Illinois Chancellor Richard Herman apologized Tuesday for his role in a far-reaching admissions scandal but said he has no plans to resi...

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University Of Illinois President Ends Clout List, Sets Scandal Reform Deadline

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois President B. Joseph White on Wednesday scrapped the school's special admissions list of politically con...

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University Of Illinois Needs Six Law Firms To Handle Clout Scandal

Chicago Sun-Times | Dave Newbart | Posted 05.25.2011

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The admissions scandal that has rocked the University of Illinois has apparently overwhelmed the school's own lawyers....

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Quinn: All University Of Illinois Trustees Should Resign

AP | CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn urged the remaining members of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees to voluntarily resign on Friday, after a st...

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University Of Illinois Clout Panel Report: Trustees Should Resign

AP | TAMMY WEBBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — A panel investigating the role that clout played in University of Illinois admissions recommended in its final report released on Thur...

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Niranjan Shah, University Of Illinois Board Of Trustees Chair, Resigns

AP | CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — The chairman of the University of Illinois' Board of Trustees resigned Monday amid an investigation into the use of political clout to...

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University Of Illinois Clout Panel To Call For Trustees To Resign

AP | CHRISTINA M. WRIGHT | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO (AP) -- The state commission reviewing the role that clout played in admissions at the University of Illinois decided Friday to recommend Gov....

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University Of Illinois Trustees Refuse To Resign Over Scandal

AP | DAVID MERCER and CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- A day after a central figure in the University of Illinois admissions scandal resigned his position on the school's governing ...

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All University Of Illinois Trustees Should Resign: Mikva

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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The chairman of the state panel investigating admissions abuses at the University of Illinois stepped up his war of words on the school's trustees thi...

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University Of Illinois Faculty Slam Chicago Tribune For Biased Reporting In Clout College Stories

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nearly a month after the Chicago Tribune exposed the influence of political clout in the admissions process at the University of Illinois, a group of ...

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