U of I Accepts Wise’s Second Resignation; She’ll Join Faculty
With this resignation, Phyllis Wise will accept a tenured position in the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology. The school has agreed not to initiate dismissal proceedings.
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Phyllis Wise Resubmits Resignation, Calls Board’s Move Politically Motivated
The outgoing leader of the University of Illinois' Urbana campus is tendering her resignation for a second time after board of trustees members voted to deny her a $400,000 retention bonus.
Champaign’s ‘Renter’ Closing Its Doors
For employees and regular customers, the closure of That's Rentertainment means the loss of a social outlet, and something that can't be recreated through online streaming of material, or even a Facebook page. Champaign-Urbana's last locally owned video store closes Sunday.
Pens To Lens Gala Features Student Screenplays
Imagine being a local student and seeing a screenplay that you wrote appearing on the big screen at Champaign's Virginia Theatre. Twenty area K-12 students will have that opportunity this Saturday at the Third Annual Pens to Lens Gala.
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Phyllis Wise Out With No $400K Bonus
University of Illinois officials did not approve a $400,000 bonus for outgoing Chancellor Phyllis Wise Wednesday afternoon. The vote was unanimous to deny the money after Wise resigned abruptly last week