Search for new provost suspended

After consultation with the Council of Deans, the UI Board of Trustees, UI President B. Joseph White and Interim President Designate Stanley Ikenberry, Chancellor Richard Herman announced through a campus massmail that he will suspend the search for a provost “as we deal with the issues before us.”

According to the e-mail, Bob Easter has agreed to extend his term as interim provost and “will continue to provide leadership and guidance regarding the significant budgetary challenges we and the state of Illinois are encountering.”

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