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U of Illinois President "shocked" to find trustees admitted politically connected students
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 2010-02-09 |
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