From The College Fix: Two weeks after a September report of a cellphone stolen from a university locker, officers at the flagship campus traced it electronically to the classroom of Prof. Erik McDuffie, according to…
Topic: University of Illinois
‘Black Students for Revolution’ Group Issues List of Demands to University of Illinois
Are they at college to study, or to hold rallies? Black students at the University of Illinois are calling for a revolution, saying they won’t stop until the school puts an end to its “system…
Illinois Professors Unhappy with Governor’s Pick to Higher Ed Board over Union Views
From the Campus Reform: “Professors are lashing out at Gov. Bruce Rauner’s (R) appointment of a part-time lecturer to represent faculty on the Illinois Board of Higher Education, complaining the choice is anti-union.”
Rehashing Salaita’s Firing, Again
The Modern Language Association (MLA) is obsessive over Steven Salaita’s firing at the University of Illinois, demonstrated by a panel session entitled, “Salaita, Academic Freedom, and the Question of Palestine: Where Do We Go from…
Illinois Settles with Salaita for the Sum of $600,000
The University of Illinois withdrew a job offer to Steven Salaita over anti-Israeli comments on his Twitter account, after which he sued and the university settled.
Ousted anti-Israel Professor Steven Salaita Settles with University of Illinois
The Salaita saga has finally ended: The professor, whose job offer to the U. of Illinois-Urbana Champaign was rescinded after his rabidly anti-Israel/anti-Semitic tweets came to light, had quickly taken up the mantle of “academic…
University of Illinois Backtracks from Blocking 9/11 Flag Display by College Republicans
The College Fix reported: In the end, honoring the dead of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks beat the lawn-care needs of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school backed down from its insistence that…
41 University of Illinois Officers want anti-Israel Professor Steven Salaita Reinstated
Forty-one executive officers at the University of Illinois signed a letter that demanded several things, one of which was Salaita’s reinstatement at the university after having a job offer rescinded. The job offer was withdrawn…
Trustees Reject Golden Parachute for Resigning Chancellor
Campus Reform noted: Despite resigning amidst a scandal concerning her use of a private email account to conduct official business, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s chancellor nearly came away with a $400,000 bonus. Phyllis Wise…
Sound Familiar? Secret E-mails Released, but from Illinois University over Firing Controversial, anti-Israel Professor
As the College Fix reported: University of Illinois officials conducted official business and discussed controversies on email accounts that they didn’t make available for public records requests, the school admitted Friday. Freedom of Information Act requests…