Phyllis M. Wise, chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, said on Thursday that she would resign her post next week following a controversial year at the state’s flagship institution. The timing of the move surprised some senior administrators and faculty members, even though it followed a tumultuous period in which the university has faced widespread criticism over the chancellor’s decision to effectively rescind a job offer to a controversial scholar. The university also has recently come under fire for its treatment of athletes.

August 7, 2015 ・ From Chronicle of Higher Education