Updated: In his letter of resignation, University of Illinois Board Chairman Niranjan Shah told Gov. Pat Quinn that he did not enter public service for personal power or to enhance his reputation. So he said he would step aside as the…

University of Illinois President B. Joseph White put out a statement today about the state probe into the school’s admission process that sometimes favored well-connected students with subpar academic credentials.

“Our goal as a University is to fully air the problems…

The U of I has released many of the emails that jump started the admissions controversy and has put them online. Click here to read all 123 pages of emails.

I have only glanced at the first couple of pages so far,…

The controversy swirling around the University of Illinois’ admissions process continued to pick up steam today with Gov. Pat Quinn’s announcement of a seven-member group to investigate claims that the campus admitted some students because of their political connections.

“This is…

The leaders of the University of Illinois announced today that they are forming a task force to examine admissions practices and, in the meantime, will suspend the usage of a special category of applicants who are recommended by lawmakers, university…