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Salaita to speak at Chicago-area campuses this week

May 22, 2019 at 5:03 p.m.

Professor Steven Salaita, whose job offer was pulled by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign because of his controversial social media posts about Israel, plans to kick off a weeklong...

Upscale restaurants that are kid-friendly

June 18, 2018 at 9:56 a.m.

Gather This Lincoln Square restaurant serves a family-style meal every Sunday. Choose three out of the six entrees, which on a recent Sunday included butternut squash risotto, pulled pork and...

Notre Dame to establish 1st new school in century

May 22, 2019 at 5:03 p.m.

It's not every day that a university announces a new school on its campus. For the University of Notre Dame, it has been nearly 100 years. On Wednesday, Notre Dame...

U. of I. pitches new medical school

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

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign officials are lobbying to establish a new and independent college of medicine, an idea that has rankled counterparts at its sister campus in Chicago who...

Students walk through campus at the University of Illinois.

Records detail U. of I. sex-assault settlement

March 30, 2019 at 6:28 a.m.

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign paid more than $77,000 to a student who accused campus officials of minimizing her sexual assault and harassment complaints even after photographs and a...

U. of I. trustees vote 8-1 to reject Salaita

June 17, 2018 at 9:19 a.m.

URBANA -- The University of Illinois board of trustees voted Thursday not to hire controversial professor Steven Salaita, finalizing a decision that has created much backlash on campus and from...

Salaita to make first public comments at U. of I.

June 17, 2018 at 9:33 a.m.

Controversial professor Steven Salaita, whose job offer was revoked weeks before he was to start at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, plans to make his first public comments this...

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. The university rescinded a job offer to Salaita after he posted controversial tweets regarding Israeli attacks in Gaza.

Rejected professor Salaita wants U. of I. job or else he’ll sue

May 21, 2019 at 1:26 p.m.

CHAMPAIGN — Professor Steven Salaita, whose job offer was rescinded by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign because of his controversial social media comments about Israel, called on the school...

New in-state undergraduate students at Urbana-Champaign this fall are paying at least $12,036. Officials say the school may need to increase financial aid to retain state students.

U. of I. considers boosting financial aid

May 21, 2019 at 1:21 p.m.

University of Illinois officials say they may need to boost financial aid because state students are increasingly choosing to go elsewhere for college. Additional financial aid funding could come from...

‘Civility’ a divisive issue in U. of I. faculty decisions

May 22, 2019 at 5:03 p.m.

In defending its decision to rescind a job offer to Steven Salaita, a professor who posted controversial tweets about Israel, University of Illinois trustees said they would not tolerate demeaning...

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