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College of DuPage President Robert Breuder was awarded a substantial severance package this year, sparking efforts to curb such payouts.

Illinois House rejects cap on community college severance packages

June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m.

Local community college boards may continue to award large severance packages to their presidents after the Illinois House rejected legislation Tuesday that would have prevented schools from giving the kind...

The Waterleaf restaurant at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn.

Waterleaf restaurant could be shuttered or changed at College of DuPage

June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m.

A controversial high-end restaurant at the College of DuPage could be significantly changed — or even shuttered — under proposals expected to be considered by the board of trustees this...

College of DuPage Trustee Katharine Hamilton addresses the board Jan. 28, 2015, at a special trustees meeting at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn.

Audit: College of DuPage trustee Hamilton breached ethics policy

August 18, 2019 at 7:51 p.m.

An internal audit, conducted during a contentious board of trustees campaign, found that College of DuPage Chairwoman Katharine Hamilton violated the school's ethics policy by using her position to help...

College of DuPage Controller Lynn Sapyta, left, and Treasurer Thomas Glaser (both shown in February) were put on administrative leave on June 9, 2015.

College of DuPage poised to spend big money on outside help with finances

June 14, 2024 at 6:49 p.m.

The College of DuPage is poised to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars for an outside firm to manage its money while the school's top two finance officials are on...

College of DuPage trustees voted at a meeting Thursday, June 11, 2015, to release a report related to a theft case at the school's WDCB-90.9 FM radio station. "The public has paid for this report. It deserves to read it," new board Chairwoman Katharine Hamilton said.

College of DuPage employees knew about radio engineer’s prior theft: report

June 14, 2024 at 6:49 p.m.

Several College of DuPage officials knew the campus radio engineer had been suspected of theft at another local college, but the school continued to employ him for two years after...

The Student Resources Center is seen at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. Documents show administrators at the school tried to change the school's financial policies after an audit found their investments were not in compliance.

College of DuPage administrators tried to change investment policy after audit

June 14, 2024 at 6:49 p.m.

Instead of embracing recommendations in a bruising audit of their $274 million investment portfolio, College of DuPage administrators attempted to retool the school's financial policies to quietly bring their own...

College of DuPage finance officials put on leave amid critical audit

June 14, 2024 at 6:49 p.m.

The College of DuPage's top two finance officials were put on paid administrative leave Tuesday amid the release of an internal audit that blasted the school's investment practices and weak...

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

Illinois Senate OK’s severance cap for community college presidents

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

The Illinois Senate approved a bill Saturday that would cap severance packages for the state's community college presidents and prevent them from receiving the kind of pricey buyout deal that...

About 5,700 new students so far have applied for the fall semester at the College of DuPage, an increase of more than 10 percent over last year, according to numbers released by the college.

College of DuPage sees applications rise amid controversy

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

The College of DuPage has seen an uptick in applications for the fall semester, an indication that students remain confident in the school's academic reputation despite months of controversy over...

College of DuPage President Robert Breuder leaves his office with his dog on the Glen Ellyn campus in April 2015. College trustees approved a severance package for Breuder that will pay him $763,000 to retire three years early, in 2016.

Report: Illinois college chiefs living in ‘fantasy world of lavish perks’

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

Illinois community college and university presidents are enjoying a "fantasy world of lavish perks" — including housing allowances, cars, club memberships and generous bonuses — as part of sometimes secret...

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