WILL - Illinois Public Media News - January 23, 2009
Chancellor Richard Herman presided at a town hall meeting Thursday (Jan. 22) about the campus and university budget. The event was open to the campus community, and was broadcast live on WILL-AM. Among the topics Herman, Provost Linda Katehi and others discussed the state of the current budget and plans for meeting budget challenges. A lively discussion followed the formal presentation, with many in the audience asking questions and commenting on the information presented.
WILL - Illinois Public Media News - January 22, 2009
The president of the University of Illinois sent out an email to faculty, staff and students Wednesday, discussing the financial problems facing the university during the current recession. The economic downtown has already caused the U of I to postpone plans to either renovate of replace the 46-year old Assembly Hall on the Urbana campus. In a conversation with Jim Meadows, B. Joseph White said he hopes to avoid layoffs and unpaid furloughs --- but won't rule them out.
