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Wearing 3-D glasses, incoming President Timothy Killeen checks out images of a human brain that have been generated in the UIC Electronic Visualization Laboratory's "Cave."

New U. of I. president optimistic about building team to tackle challenges

August 18, 2019 at 7:32 p.m.

When incoming University of Illinois President Timothy Killeen recently met with students in Chicago to hear their concerns, senior Kimberly Hu lamented the reduced shuttle schedule that has made it...

College of DuPage President Robert Breuder leaves his office in Glen Ellyn with his dog April 28, 2015. College officials announced on the same day that Breuder was taking a medical leave.

College of DuPage faces review by accreditation authority and state audit

June 14, 2024 at 6:50 p.m.

The accreditation agency that oversees the College of DuPage has opened a review of the school, a rare move reserved for institutions facing serious legal, financial or ethical investigations. In...

The College of DuPage is home to radio station WDCB.

College of DuPage board to vote on releasing radio station investigation

June 14, 2024 at 6:50 p.m.

The College of DuPage board of trustees is expected to vote Thursday night on whether to release details of an investigation that will show if school officials knew that one...

College of DuPage spends $260,000 on PR as investigations loom

June 14, 2024 at 6:50 p.m.

As controversy engulfed the College of DuPage and its embattled president, Robert Breuder, the school spent about $260,000 on a supersized newsletter and a series of promotional postcards it sent...

College of DuPage President Robert Breuder attends a special meeting of the college's board of trustees Jan. 28, 2015.

College of DuPage president’s banked time could mean bigger payout

June 14, 2024 at 6:50 p.m.

Newly released records show embattled College of DuPage President Robert Breuder requested a medical leave from the school soon after voters elected three new trustees who had vowed to remove...

University of Illinois President Robert Easter is retiring this month.

U. of I. president gets $167,200 in final bonus

August 18, 2019 at 7:27 p.m.

University of Illinois trustees Thursday approved a $167,200 bonus for outgoing president Robert Easter, who will retire from a decadeslong career at the campus next week. The performance bonus is...

College of DuPage trustee and newly elected board Chair Katharine Hamilton attends the new board's first meeting Thursday, April 30, 2015, in Glen Ellyn.

New College of DuPage law firms have ties to new board chairwoman

June 14, 2024 at 6:51 p.m.

Moments after a newly elected majority assumed control of the College of DuPage board of trustees, the bloc hired two law firms with ties to new board Chair Katharine Hamilton...

New College of DuPage board bickers for five hours despite school crisis

June 14, 2024 at 6:51 p.m.

The agenda included weighty matters: placing a president on leave, authorizing an investigation of a troubled college, hiring attorneys. But the snarky discourse at the College of DuPage board table...

New College of DuPage board votes to sideline embattled school president

August 18, 2019 at 7:24 p.m.

During a decidedly bitter meeting, the new College of DuPage board of trustees followed through with plans Thursday night to put the school's embattled president on paid administrative leave. The...

College of DuPage board still plans to put Breuder on administrative leave

August 18, 2019 at 7:22 p.m.

On the day that embattled College of DuPage President Robert Breuder began his medical leave, incoming board members said Wednesday that they still plan to vote to put him on...

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