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Much of the 2012 compensation for Roosevelt University President Charles Middleton, center, came in the form of a retention bonus. Middleton has been president since 2002.

Roosevelt University president’s pay ranks No. 5 nationally

August 18, 2019 at 6:34 p.m.

The president of Chicago-based Roosevelt University was paid nearly $1.8 million in 2012, making him the fifth highest-paid private university president in the country that year, according to an annual...

South Carolina provost introduced as next UIC chancellor

August 18, 2019 at 6:28 p.m.

The University of Illinois at Chicago announced Thursday that a longtime university administrator from South Carolina will take over as chancellor of the city's largest public campus. Michael Amiridis, provost...

Mothers Nicole Torres, left, with son Robert, 1, and Kim Russell, right, with son Silas, 9 months, meet with other mothers in the back of the Be By Baby store Dec. 5 for the last of a monthly Babywearing gathering. The Roscoe Village store will be closing soon.

Be By Baby’s closing blamed on Amazon and is a loss for families, Lakeview

August 18, 2019 at 6:25 p.m.

For 10 years, Kathy Poehlmann has been dispensing advice about breast-feeding and baby-wearing from her store, Be By Baby, in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. It's the store where window displays featured...

Judge dismisses lawsuit against NIU fraternity tied to party death

August 18, 2019 at 6:26 p.m.

A Cook County judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the family of a Northern Illinois University freshman who died during a fraternity pledge party. The family of David Bogenberger...

Luis Cortes studies with friend Alena Slavasheuskaya on Monday for finals at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The junior, a Chicago public high school graduate, has watched peers drop out of college because they were unprepared.

Study: More CPS graduates completing college, but rate still troubling

August 18, 2019 at 6:32 p.m.

Of 100 freshmen who start at a Chicago public high school, about 14 will graduate from a four-year college by their mid-20s, a number that has improved over time but...

U. of I. experts recommend best children’s books

August 18, 2019 at 6:23 p.m.

Kate Quealy-Gainer frequently gets asked about her favorite children's books, particularly this time of year. That's what happens when you work at the Center for Children's Books at the University...

Controversial professor James Kilgore, shown May 14, has signed a job offer letter to return to the University of Illinois and teach a course in the spring.

1970s radical approved to return to U. of I. to teach in spring

August 18, 2019 at 6:22 p.m.

Controversial professor James Kilgore will return to teach at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign next semester, the Tribune has learned. Kilgore will teach a one-credit course in Global Studies,...

Controversial professor James Kilgore could soon return to University of Illinois; at least one donor is threatening action.

U. of I. rehiring of controversial prof imperils donor funds

August 18, 2019 at 6:20 p.m.

Two academic programs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have begun the process of rehiring controversial professor James Kilgore — a decision that could have financial implications for the...

Space scientist gets U. of I. keys

August 18, 2019 at 6:17 p.m.

For more than a decade, space scientist Timothy Killeen has tracked one of his satellite instruments as it circled the planet and passed over Illinois to collect data on wind...

Professor Steven Salaita addresses members of the media, faculty, students and supporters at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign YMCA on Sept. 9, 2014.

Salaita files lawsuit against U. of I. over documents in job dispute

May 25, 2019 at 1:48 p.m.

Controversial professor Steven Salaita, whose job offer at the University of Illinois was rescinded after he made anti-Israel comments on social media, filed a lawsuit Monday alleging that the university...

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