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Chicago State University president: Next President Wayne Watson booed by students, faculty

Posted on May 1, 2009 by | Comments Off on Chicago State University president: Next President Wayne Watson booed by students, faculty

Chicago Tribune: Chicago State University president: Next President Wayne Watson booed by students, faculty

Retiring City Colleges chief and the other finalist have been criticized as local political insiders

As students and faculty booed, Chicago State University trustees Wednesday picked Wayne Watson, the retiring City Colleges of Chicago chancellor, as the university’s next president.

The choice came after weeks of controversy at the South Side school, with the faculty urging Gov. Pat Quinn to stop the board from picking one of the two finalists, and students holding several protests about those they described on T-shirts as “lousy candidates.”

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Chicago State University faculty group seeks ouster of trustees

Posted on April 22, 2009 by | Comments Off on Chicago State University faculty group seeks ouster of trustees

Chicago Tribune: Chicago State University faculty group seeks ouster of trustees
Faculty Senate asks Gov. Pat Quinn to stop trustees from hiring a president

Chicago State University faculty took the unusual step Tuesday of asking Gov. Pat Quinn to remove the university’s board of trustees.

The unanimous request from the Faculty Senate, which comes days before trustees plan to announce their decision on the next university leader, also asks Quinn to stop the board from hiring a president.

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Chicago State’s student newspaper, Tempo, is back on stands as controversy lingers

Posted on April 17, 2009 by | Comments Off on Chicago State’s student newspaper, Tempo, is back on stands as controversy lingers

Chicago Tribune: Chicago State’s student newspaper, Tempo, is back on stands as controversy lingers

Chicago State students delivered the first new issue of Tempo in weeks as the editor in chief and the newspaper’s former faculty adviser remain embroiled in a lawsuit against the school

The student editor carted stacks of newspapers across the Chicago State University campus, filling newsstands that have been empty for two months.

Passersby tried to read the cover of Tempo before it hit the stands this week, missing it since it stopped publishing amid battles with university administrators.

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