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University Of Illinois Faculty Vote For Leaders' Ouster After Scandal

AP | Posted 11.15.2009 | Chicago

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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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University Of Illinois Faculty Leaders Drop Plan To Oust President Over Scandal

Chicago Public Radio | Chip Mitchell | Posted 11.14.2009 | Chicago

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Leaders of the University of Illinois's Faculty Senate are backpedaling on their call to oust the university's top administrators....

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Quinn Names New University Of Illinois Trustees After Scandal

The Champaign News-Gazette | Posted 10.20.2009 | Chicago

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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 10.17.2009 | Chicago

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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 10.16.2009 | Chicago

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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 09.19.2009 | Chicago

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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 President Ends Clout List, Sets Scandal Reform Deadline

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 09.12.2009 | Chicago

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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 Chancellor Sorry For Scandal, But Won't Resign

Chicago Tribune | Jodi S. Cohen | Posted 09.12.2009 | Chicago

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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 Needs Six Law Firms To Handle Clout Scandal

Chicago Sun-Times | Dave Newbart | Posted 09.10.2009 | Chicago

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

AP | CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 09.03.2009 | Chicago

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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 09.01.2009 | Chicago

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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 08.29.2009 | Chicago

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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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Lawrence Eppley, U. Of I. Trustee Implicated In Clout Admissions Scandal, Resigns

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 08.28.2009 | Chicago

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- University of Illinois trustee Lawrence Eppley offered his resignation Tuesday amid a growing scandal over the role of politic...

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Former University Of Illinois Presidents Call For Trustees To Quit Over Clout Scandal

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 08.27.2009 | Chicago

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URBANA, Ill. (AP) -- University of Illinois President B. Joseph White on Monday told a commission investigating the effect of politics on school admis...

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University Of Illinois Clout List Most Helped Kids From Elite Schools

Chicago Tribune | Tara Malone, Darnell Little and Jodi S. Cohen | Posted 08.17.2009 | Chicago

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The majority of students who benefited from political connections when applying to the University of Illinois attended elite, affluent high schools, a...

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University Of Illinois Trustees Testify On Blagojevich Pressure, Influence

Chicago Tribune | Tara Malone, Jodi S. Cohen and Stacy St. Clair | Posted 08.15.2009 | Chicago

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As two of the longest-serving University of Illinois trustees appeared Tuesday before a state panel investigating clout in admissions, the questioning...

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'Magnitude' Of University Of Illinois Clout Program 'Shocks Me': Admissions Expert

Chicago Tribune | Posted 08.13.2009 | Chicago

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Two college admissions experts who testified before the special commission this morning expressed surprise at the university's elaborate clouting syst...

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Former University Of Illinois Officials Blame Trustees For Clout List

Chicago Tribune | Jodi S. Cohen and Stacy St. Clair | Posted 08.13.2009 | Chicago

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Former presidents and chancellors of the University of Illinois are laying much of the blame for the current admissions scandal at the feet of trustee...

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U of I Clout Update: Congressman Calls On Trustees To Resign, Ex-Law Dean Testifies

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 08.08.2009 | Chicago

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On the same day the former dean of the University of Illinois Law School testified to a state panel about political influence in admissions, a Congres...

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

Huffington Post | Posted 08.07.2009 | Chicago

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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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University Of Illinois Chancellor Richard Herman Calls For Scrapping Clout Admissions List

AP | KAREN HAWKINS | Posted 08.06.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- University of Illinois Chancellor Richard Herman testified Monday that he had the best interests of the school in mind when he pushed ...

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Giannoulias Aide Tied To University Of Illinois Clout List, SIU Law Rejected Blago-Backed Applicants

AP | Posted 08.03.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- A campaign adviser to state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias helped a politically connected applicant who'd been wait-listed get admitted t...

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Emails Show How Clout Got An Unqualified Student Into The University Of Illinois Law School

Chicago Tribune | Jodi S. Cohen, Tara Malone and Robert Becker | Posted 07.27.2009 | Chicago

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What does it cost to get an unqualified student into the University of Illinois law school? Five jobs for graduating law students, suggest internal e-...

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Chicago Tribune Sues University Of Illinois Over Clout Admissions

AP | Posted 07.17.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- A newspaper that exposed the University of Illinois' practice of admitting some politically connected applicants despite low test scor...

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