Illinois Public Media News

Southern Illinois University's medical school is trying to bring more doctors, physicians and medical students to Carbondale and nearby rural areas where they're desperately needed.

European Union ambassador to the U.S. David O’Sullivan was on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana for a public talk Friday. The visit was part of the 17th annual European Union Day organized by university’s European Union Center.

A campus document obtained by Illinois Public Media shows the University of Illinois knew about sexual harassment allegations against Kesan as early as 2002. The document is referenced in a letter that was sent to members of the College of Law community Friday, announcing law professor Jay Kesan will take a one-year unpaid leave of absence.

Every college campus has standards and policies to prevent sexual harassment. But time and again, repeated complaints are filed against professors for saying and doing inappropriate things — yet they often keep their jobs. Documents and interviews from two recent cases on campuses in Illinois shed some light on the reasons why this remains a persistent issue at many schools.

Speaking to a packed audience at the Illini Union in Urbana, Chancellor Robert Jones discussed both progress and "pressing issues," including the policies and practices regarding campus investigations into sexual misconduct.