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Recent News About College of Dupage
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Rauner's call for a budget draws response in House District 84
As Gov. Bruce Rauner tackled key financial issues affecting Illinois -- including the ongoing budget stalemate -- in his second State of the State address on Wednesday, the Republican candidate for the House seat in District 84 cited the budget gridlock as a clear reason why term limits for elected officials need to be enacted
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Cunningham introduces bills to change how college executives are paid
In a continuing effort to slow the increase in college tuition costs, State Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-Dist. 18), chairman of the State Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education Executive Compensation, recently introduced several bills to change how Illinois’ higher education executives are paid.
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College of DuPage board votes to terminate Breuder's contract
Robert Breuder’s six-year tenure as president of the College of DuPage (COD) ended after its Board of Trustees voted on Tuesday to terminate his employment. His termination was the result of the college finding evidence of misconduct and mismanagement, which Breuder participated in, oversaw or failed to prevent, the board said.
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AlixPartners assists with College of Du Page's operations
During the summer the College of DuPage Board of Trustees hired AlixPartners LLP to provide temporary executive and evaluative services to its finance department.
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College of Du Page to lower tuition costs, tax rate
Following a September Board of Trustees meeting, plans are being made at the College of Du Page to cut tuition by $5 per credit hour and the school’s property tax levy by 5 percent in its 2016 budget.
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DuPage College has first transition team in place
The College of DuPage Board of Trustees has created a transition team that will be led by Northwestern University Professor Don Haider.
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College of DuPage board lowers tuition, taxes
The College of DuPage's newly elected governing board voted Sept. 28 to revise the 2016 budget.
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College of DuPage to name center for Afghanistan veteran
The College of DuPage Board of Trustees has voted to name the Homeland Security Education Center in honor of the late U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller, Medal of Honor recipient, former Wheaton resident and graduate of Wheaton North High School.
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Rauner signs community-college severance-limit bill into law
A bill introduced by State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Dist. 42) to prevent state colleges from approving excessive severance or buyout deals for community college administrators was signed into law this week by Gov. Bruce Rauner.
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Breen seeks open-meetings law reform in wake of COD Breuder flap
“I believe the open-meetings act was violated,” Breen said. “The (College of DuPage) board should have told the public what they were doing; there should have been an agenda item that announced there would be a discussion of an employee contract extension.”
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College of DuPage to vote on initiating president's termination tomorrow
The College of DuPage will vote on initiating termination proceedings against President Robert Breuder tomorrow at 5 p.m. in a two-hour executive session.
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Senate Subcommittee on Executive Compensation discuss possible changes
Subcommittee looking to close loopholes that allow for abuses of taxpayer dollars.
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Community-college severance-limit bill heads to governor's desk
The Illinois House and Senate late last week passed a bill sponsored by State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Dist. 42) that limits the size and scope of community-college buyout packages and severance agreements, and limits the length of employment contracts.
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Cullerton praises House for backing community college compensation reforms
State Sen. Tom Cullerton (D-IL) praised the House on Thursday for passing legislation to address the abuse and waste of taxpayer money at the hands of state community colleges.
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Higher Learning Commission postpones College of DuPage visit
Accreditation delay comes after commission member resigns amid controversy
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Consumer group ranks Lisle 10th best place to start a business in Illinois
The Village of Lisle has been named the 10th best place to start a business in Illinois in an analysis by NerdWallet, a consumer financial research group based in San Francisco. NerdWallet analyzed 285 Illinois towns with populations of 5,000 or more. Overall scores were calculated for each town based on the business climate and economic health using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Sen. Tom Cullerton unhappy with House failure to pass College of DuPage reform
State Sen. Tom Cullerton (D-IL) recently released a statement expressing his concern with the House's failing to pass House Bill 3593.
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State Sen. Cunningham sponsors bill to end excessive compensation packages in universities
State Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-IL) has sponsored a bill that will address excessive executive compensation packages at public universities and community colleges in the state.
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Connelly bill limiting golden parachutes passes Senate
Legislation curbs excessive severance packages at community colleges
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New College of DuPage board chair Hamilton hopes to cut tuition, restore confidence
Kathy Hamilton, newly elected College of DuPage Board of Trustees chairwoman, said by the end of her first year in office as chair she hopes to reduce tuition and restore the public’s confidence in the college.