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| U of Illinois President "shocked" to find trustees admitted politically connected students |
| 2010-02-09 |
| Two University of Illinois trustees have resigned and a commission appointed by Gov. Patrick Quinn is expected Thursday to recommend that the remaining seven step down following charges that trustees eased admissions for hundreds of politically connected students. Following a six-week inquiry, the Illinois Admissions Review Commission found that trustees created separate admissions criteria for applicants sponsored by elected officials, trustees and donors. "It became a formal, underground, parallel admissions process that had a structure of its own," review commission member Zaldwaynaka Scott said at a meeting last week. "It was a completely independent system that operated without regard to academic records, academic potential." Board of trustees Chairman Niranjan Shah resigned on Monday and trustee Lawrence Eppley resigned last week. |
| Posted by:gromky |
| #6 Captain Louis Renault is the president of the U. of Ill.? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-02-09 21:49 |
| #5 I'm SHOCKED I tell you zzzzzzzzzzzz. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-02-09 12:30 |
| #4 created separate admissions criteria But, but, but how can this be??? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-02-09 11:23 |
| #3 Check the date It is an August 6, 2009 story. U of I corruption has been streamlined since then. Makes you wonder, if they were essentially selling admissions were they selling grades too? |
| Posted by: Waldemar Gleamp1150 2010-02-09 11:12 |
| #2 I'm surprised there's not some lawsuits. It would seem that the university and those who sponsored the special students would all have some liability to any more qualified students that were rejected. |
| Posted by: DoDo 2010-02-09 11:07 |
| #1 As a UofI alum, I am saddened but far from surprised. This story has been brewing for quite awhile. That an administrator that came from U of MI could play the "I'm shocked" card, however, is rich. Ed Martin and the UAW (among others) say "Hello". PS: Can I see the Santa Claus picture? I got the fluffy bunnies. |
| Posted by: WacoINMN 2010-02-09 10:38 |