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UI History Professor Recalls 1950's Ouster of University President
Story air date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Joseph White’s announcement last week that he would resign as President of the University of Illinois is not the only time a president at the university was forced out of office. 56 years ago… the Board of Trustees pressured George Stoddard into stepping down as President after a 7-year tenure marked by controversy. AM 580’s Jeff Bossert spoke with Professor Emeritus of History Winton Solberg on both the good and bad of Stoddard’s tenure:
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education • government • Illinois • University of Illinois
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