Dawn Rhodes

Alec Klein, right, a professor at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, has left the school after he was accused in February by former students of inappropriate behavior.

Journalism professor accused of harassment leaves Medill, Northwestern University

December 13, 2018 at 12:45 a.m.

Northwestern University is parting ways with a journalism professor accused of harassment and misconduct by several former students and employees, school officials said Friday. Alec Klein is out as a...

A balcony overlooking Lake Michigan and adjoining the football team's lounge at the Walter Athletics Center, part of Northwestern University's new lakefront facility for football and other sports on their Evanston campus.

Northwestern sports complex opens as student center stalls; some projects hinge on donor enthusiasm

December 13, 2018 at 12:38 a.m.

From just about any vantage point, Northwestern University’s newest building commands attention. Floor-to-ceiling windows greet visitors to the Ryan Fieldhouse and Walter Athletics Center, a 96,135-square-foot behemoth looming over the...

Master's program law student Malika Patterson, left, talks with Miller McDonald while studying in the library at John Marshall Law School in Chicago on Jan. 31, 2018.

UIC approves merger with John Marshall Law School

December 13, 2018 at 3:47 a.m.

In a marriage seen as both one of necessity and opportunity, University of Illinois at Chicago has agreed to a merger with John Marshall Law School, which will create Chicago’s...

Southern Illinois University President Randy Dunn attends a board of trustees meeting in Edwardsville on June 21, 2018.

SIU rift remains as trustees replace president

May 23, 2019 at 6:04 a.m.

Even as trustees at Southern Illinois University unanimously approved a severance agreement to remove embattled President Randy Dunn, the rift within the community that led to his ouster was still...

Southern Illinois University System President Randy Dunn listens during a board meeting at Evergreen Hall on the Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville campus June 21, 2018.

Southern Illinois University president is out amid swirling controversy

December 13, 2018 at 3:18 a.m.

Randy Dunn is out as president of Southern Illinois University, bookending a wild stretch of controversy and animosity at the two-university system, the university announced late Friday. Dunn has agreed...

Faced with falling enrollment and federal scrutiny, for-profit art schools in Chicago, Schaumburg to close

May 23, 2019 at 6:01 a.m.

Two Chicago-area, for-profit art schools stopped accepting new students this week and will close by the end of the year, according to an accrediting agency, a move that comes days...

Southern Illinois University System President Randy Dunn, right, shakes hands with a supporter as SIU Board of Trustees member Joel Sambursky, left, walks past after a board meeting on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus June 21, 2018.

Embattled SIU President Randy Dunn avoids ouster

June 22, 2018 at 12:01 a.m.

Continuing the bitter division engulfing Southern Illinois University, the system’s embattled president, Randy Dunn, narrowly avoided losing his job Thursday afternoon after a vote to put him on administrative leave...

Southern Illinois University President Randy Dunn speaks in 2014 in his office in Carbondale.

SIU trustees to consider ousting president, but details on why are lacking

December 13, 2018 at 12:48 p.m.

A push to replace Southern Illinois University’s president has regained steam two weeks after a chaotic fracas in which a small faction of the board maneuvered to oust him on...

La Universidad de Chicago ha anunciado que ya no requerirá los grados de ACT o SAT de los estudiantes y se convertirá en una de las primeras universidades líderes de investigación en adoptar el movimiento de "test-opcional".

UofC deja de requerir calificaciones de ACT y SAT

December 13, 2018 at 12:37 p.m.

Durante años, un debate ha tenido lugar entre las universidades de la nación sobre cuánta importancia se le debería dar a los exámenes estandarizados oficiales para considerar a estudiantes para...

Actor and comedian Bill Cosby leaves the courthouse after he was found guilty April 26, 2018, in his sexual assault retrial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa.

Northwestern revokes honorary degree given to Bill Cosby

May 23, 2019 at 5:57 a.m.

Northwestern University has rescinded an honorary degree awarded to Bill Cosby, marking the first time the institution has taken such action. Trustees voted unanimously Monday to invalidate Cosby’s honorary doctorate...

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