CHAMPAIGN, ILL.–University of Illinois Chancellor Dr. Richard Herman resigned Tuesday following months of pressure after reports that the school admitted politically connected applicants over more qualified ones at its Urbana-Champaign campus.
In a resignation letter to the board of trustees that oversees the university’s three campuses, Herman called his time at the school an honor.
“Ours is a great institution with its brilliant and hard-working faculty and staff, and its smart and ambitious students, and I plan to continue to contribute to ensuring the bright future of the University of Illinois,” Herman wrote. “Thank you for the honor to serve the University. I have enjoyed every minute, in fact, every nanosecond.”
According to the university, the 68-year-old Herman will remain with the central Illinois school to teach. His resignation is effective Monday.
