In his letter of resignation, University of Illinois trustee Lawrence Eppley writes that this is a “trying moment” for the leadership of the university.

“While I cannot speak on behalf of my fellow trustees, I can speak to the importance of…

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…