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.
During the summer the College of DuPage Board of Trustees hired AlixPartners LLP to provide temporary executive and evaluative services to its finance department.
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.
The College of DuPage Board of Trustees has created a transition team that will be led by Northwestern University Professor Don Haider.
The College of DuPage's newly elected governing board voted Sept. 28 to revise the 2016 budget.
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.
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.
“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.”
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.
Subcommittee looking to close loopholes that allow for abuses of taxpayer dollars.
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.
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.
Accreditation delay comes after commission member resigns amid controversy
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.
State Sen. Tom Cullerton (D-IL) recently released a statement expressing his concern with the House's failing to pass House Bill 3593.