"Category I" Applications to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The News-Gazette's coverage of 'Category I' and the admissions process at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

"Category I" Stories

• AP-OLD Herman withdraws bid for New Mexico State post
  Posted: November 11, 2009
• Herman withdraws as New Mexico State candidate
  Posted: November 11, 2009
• Ex-UI chancellor now in running for NMSU presidency
  Posted: October 28, 2009
• Herman: 'It's good to have the ambiguity resolved'
  Posted: October 25, 2009
• UI's annual faculty meeting will have new roster at top
  Posted: October 25, 2009
• Outgoing UI chancellor opens up on his thoughts, views
  Posted: October 25, 2009
• Herman resigns; Ikenberry, Easter to assume duties
  Posted: October 20, 2009
• Herman's letter to the campus
  Posted: October 20, 2009
• UI Chancellor Richard Herman resigns his position
  Posted: October 20, 2009
• UI trustees name Ikenberry as interim president
  Posted: October 04, 2009
• Ikenberry confirmed interim UI president
  Posted: October 03, 2009
• Stations go off air, power down for tower improvements
  Posted: September 28, 2009
• UI's day-to-day operations continue despite turmoil at top
  Posted: September 27, 2009
• Major alumni, donors sorry to see UI's White go
  Posted: September 27, 2009
• New job could pay White $300,000
  Posted: September 25, 2009
• UI president quits; meeting on interim leader planned
  Posted: September 24, 2009
• Few surprised by White's resignation announcement
  Posted: September 24, 2009
• Text of White's speech to UI senate from earlier this month
  Posted: September 23, 2009
• UI news release announcing president's resignation
  Posted: September 23, 2009
• White: UI leadership problems to be resolved soon
  Posted: September 23, 2009
• Trustees' committee to hold most of meeting in secret
  Posted: September 22, 2009
• Senate changes language; Kennedy names review committee
  Posted: September 14, 2009
• Senate OKs resolution to remove Herman, White
  Posted: September 14, 2009
• Urbana senate official briefs trustees on upcoming vote
  Posted: September 10, 2009
• UI releases resolution to solve Category I
  Posted: September 09, 2009
• Text of UI admissions resolution
  Posted: September 09, 2009
• Previous UI administrators dispute claims of clout
  Posted: September 09, 2009
• UI has no history of admissions issues
  Posted: September 09, 2009
• UI's future, leadership top priorities for new trustees
  Posted: September 05, 2009
• Dorris not pleased with way governor handled situation
  Posted: September 05, 2009
• Governor names new trustees for University of Illinois
  Posted: September 04, 2009
• Profile of Edward McMillan
  Posted: September 04, 2009
• Profile of Karen Hasara
  Posted: September 04, 2009
• Profile of Pamela Strobel
  Posted: September 04, 2009
• Profile of Carlos Tortolero
  Posted: September 04, 2009
• Profile of Timothy Koritz
  Posted: September 04, 2009
• Decision day on UI trustee board spots arrives
  Posted: September 04, 2009
• Remarks of chancellor to the UI senate
  Posted: August 31, 2009
• University of Illinois senate postpones vote
  Posted: August 31, 2009
• Remarks of president to the UI senate
  Posted: August 31, 2009
• Not all support move to change UI leadership
  Posted: August 29, 2009
• UI admissions review has cost $439,000 in legal bills
  Posted: August 29, 2009
• Vote may censure University of Illinois leadership
  Posted: August 28, 2009
• Some on UI faculty disagree with 'fire the leadership' letter
  Posted: August 28, 2009
• Senate to vote on whether UI chancellor and president should leave
  Posted: August 27, 2009
• Two UI trustees appointed by Quinn to lead reform
  Posted: August 27, 2009
• UI President White says he had considered resigning
  Posted: August 27, 2009
• UI trustee Dorris offers resignation, expects others to follow
  Posted: August 18, 2009
• Proposed 'clean sweep' of UI trustees has pros, cons
  Posted: August 16, 2009
• Newest UI trustee had little chance to be part of board
  Posted: August 16, 2009
• Lawmaker Black asks to be picked to UI board
  Posted: August 13, 2009
• UI president pledges to reform admissions process
  Posted: August 13, 2009
• Quinn gives UI trustees 'a few more days' to resign
  Posted: August 12, 2009
• UI chancellor says his future rests with board members
  Posted: August 12, 2009
• Quinn, on WDWS, says he hopes rest of trustees resign
  Posted: August 07, 2009
• UI promises changes in light of Mikva report
  Posted: August 07, 2009
• State admissions commission spreads blame around
  Posted: August 06, 2009
• UI trustee Shah heeds panel's call, offers resignation
  Posted: August 04, 2009
• UI trustees Chairman Niranjan Shah resigns from board
  Posted: August 03, 2009
• Mikva panel echoes call for UI trustee resignations
  Posted: August 01, 2009
• All but one panel member back call for resignations
  Posted: July 31, 2009
• UI Alumni Association official says ex-governors chilly
  Posted: July 30, 2009
• UI trustee resigns, calls on his colleagues to do the same
  Posted: July 29, 2009
• UI trustee Eppley resigns, urges others to do the same
  Posted: July 28, 2009
• Text of UI trustee's letter of resignation
  Posted: July 28, 2009
• White tries to distance himself from admissions flap
  Posted: July 28, 2009
• Former UI presidents call for removal of current trustees
  Posted: July 28, 2009
• Live from the Mikva Commission hearings in Urbana
  Posted: July 27, 2009
• UI president, predecessors ready for commission hearing
  Posted: July 26, 2009
• UI statement on admissions opens trustees' meeting
  Posted: July 23, 2009
• Trustee inquiry linked to admission to UI business school
  Posted: July 23, 2009
• UI Foundation's president says school did nothing wrong
  Posted: July 23, 2009
• Live report on the Mikva Commission hearings
  Posted: July 22, 2009
• UI hiring practices bypassed for future son-in-law of trustee
  Posted: July 21, 2009
• Live testimony from Mikva Commission hearing on UI
  Posted: July 21, 2009
• Proposal on UI trustees won't be heard till the fall
  Posted: July 16, 2009
• Ex-UI trustees' chairman denies influencing admissions
  Posted: July 15, 2009
• Testimony from commission on Illinois admissions
  Posted: July 14, 2009
• Clout list's 'magnitude' stunning, witnesses say
  Posted: July 13, 2009
• Experts testify about clout at University of Illinois
  Posted: July 13, 2009
• An open letter to the governor: Restoring the UI
  Posted: July 12, 2009
• Live report from the Mikva Commission hearing
  Posted: July 08, 2009
• UI promises "corrective action" on admissions
  Posted: July 08, 2009
• Assault on UI leadership over admissions process unwarranted
  Posted: July 07, 2009
• UI chancellor says ex-trustee chairman pressured him
  Posted: July 07, 2009
• UI officials testify before Mikva Commission
  Posted: July 06, 2009
• Former UI law dean addresses admissions issue
  Posted: June 30, 2009
• Current UI law dean's letter on admissions
  Posted: June 30, 2009
• Documents show negotiations, influence on UI admissions
  Posted: June 26, 2009
• Excerpts from e-mails
  Posted: June 26, 2009
• UI to release more documents after closed meeting
  Posted: June 25, 2009
• University of Illinois statement on admissions probe
  Posted: June 10, 2009
• UI kettle, meet state (gone to) pot
  Posted: June 10, 2009
• How UI's admissions have changed: Requests, pressures may have increased
  Posted: June 07, 2009
• Digging through documents on UI special admissions
  Posted: June 07, 2009
• UI disables lobbying branch's access to student info
  Posted: June 03, 2009
• UI suspends its "Category I" special admissions list
  Posted: June 02, 2009
• UI reviewing admissions process, suspends 'Category I'
  Posted: June 01, 2009
• Records: UI chancellor discussed applicants pushed by lawmakers
  Posted: May 30, 2009
• Local politicians made UI admissions inquiries too
  Posted: May 30, 2009
• President White defends track record on admissions
  Posted: May 30, 2009
• Clout helps some students get in UI
  Posted: May 29, 2009
• UI president pledges to stop pressure on admissions officials
  Posted: May 29, 2009
• New president's done his homework
  Posted: November 14, 2004
• New UI president committed to lead
  Posted: November 03, 2004
• UI faculty impressed with new hire's resume
  Posted: November 03, 2004
• Michigan colleagues tout abilities of new UI president
  Posted: November 03, 2004