University Of Illinois timeline
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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn creates panel to investigate University of Illinois admissions process
This is a troubling situation. Admission to this great university should be based on merit, never on clout. This Commission is charged with... Read more
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US Attorney subpeonas admission records from Illinois universities in probe of Rod Blagojevich
Federal prosecutors are trying to determine if former Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich and his allies used political muscle to influence student admissions... Read more
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First meeting of Illinois Admissions Review Commission
State of Illinois Admissions Review Commission Meeting Minutes June 16, 2009 Members Present: Abner Mikva (Chair), Ricardo Estrada, Bernard... Read more
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More details revealed regarding admissions for politically connected applicants at University of Illinois
Straight from the G. My apologies. Larry (Eppley) has promised to work on jobs (5). What counts? Read more
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Second meeting of the Illinois Admissions Review Commission
I asked, 'Why in the world are we admitting this student who is so low?' Read more
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Report: Alexi Giannoulias aide helped get teen into University of Illinois
When a politically connected Greek Orthodox priest wanted help getting the daughter of a family friend into the University of Illinois, he reached... Read more
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Third meeting of the Illinois Admissions Review Commission
I should have stood in the door. ... This was a bad moment for me personally. Read more
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University of Illinois sends documents pertaining to clout-influenced admission to federal prosecutors
The University of Illinois has turned over more than 200 pages of documents to federal prosecutors looking for evidence that ousted Gov. Rod... Read more
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Fourth Meeting of the Illinois Admissions Review Commission
I was incensed because we had just been steamrolled by what I felt to be an abuse of an official office. I took it to be the case that there had... Read more
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Fifth Meeting of Illinois Admissions Review Commission
Agenda I. Call to Order and Introductory Remarks II. Public Testimony A. Mary Macmanus Ramsbottom - Assoc. Dean, University of... Read more
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Sixth Meeting of Illinois Admissions Review Commission
I don't know of any time where a previous governor had reached in and gotten so involved in a decision. Read more
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Seventh meeting of the University of Illinois Admissions Review Panel
Agenda I. Call to Order and Introductory Remarks II. Public Testimony A. Rep. Michael Boland B. Niranjan Shah - Chair, Board of Trustees,... Read more
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Eighth Meeting of University of Illinois Admissions Review Committee
Do you think we can help (name redacted)... I am to visit his family next week in India. May be (sic) he can be on probation during first year. Read more
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University of Illinois Alumni Association issues letter on the admissions scandal
The ongoing review of admissions practices at the University of Illinois and accompanying media coverage have clouded our state's flagship... Read more
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Three top Illinois legislators reject invitations to testify at Admissions Review Commission
Three of the state's most powerful legislative leaders have snubbed a commission investigating admissions abuses at the University of Illinois,... Read more
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Ninth Meeting of the Illinois Admissions Review Committee
Agenda I. Call to order and introductory remarks II. Public Testimony A. Tom Livingston, University of Illinois Alumni Association B. Sen.... Read more
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University of Illinois trustee Lawrence Eppley resigns
Eppley's letter of resignation from University of Illinois' board Dear Governor Quinn: For the last eight years I have had the honor and... Read more
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Tenth meeting of the Illinois Admissions Review Committee
Agenda I. Call to order and introductory remarks II. Public Testimony A. Tom Livingston, University of Illinois Alumni Association B. Sen.... Read more
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Eleventh meeting of Illinois Admissions Review Committee
Certainly we shouldn't give them a pass. Read more
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University of Illinois trustee chairman Niranjan Shah resigns
The chairman of the University of Illinois' Board of Trustees resigned Monday amid an investigation into the use of political clout to get... Read more
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Heidi Hurd, ex-dean of University of Illinois Law School, says she's a victim of the scandal
I just know someday ... when we are kicking around in heaven, we will be able to drink and laugh about this the whole time. Read more
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Twelfth meeting of the Illinois Admissions Commission
Agenda I. Call to order and introductory remarks II. Discussion - Consideration of Commission Report III. Concluding remarks and... Read more
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Illinois Admissions Review Commission releases final report
A panel investigating the role that clout played in University of Illinois admissions recommended in its final report Thursday that all trustees... Read more
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Third University of Illinois Trustee resigns
University of Illinois Trustee Edward McMillan -- the only board member not tied to the school's admissions scandal -- submitted a resignation... Read more
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Four more University of Illinois Trustees step-down; only 2 remain
They (the remaining 2 trustees) should listen to the people, the governor, the review commission, and voluntarily resign. Read more