Elnora D. Daniel, president of Chicago State University, will step down, the Chicago Tribune reported today. The university’s board did not renew her contract.
Ms. Daniel’s 10-year reign at Chicago State was rife with controversy, especially related to her spending. She was criticized by the auditor general of Illinois for spending some of her travel allowance on Mediterranean and Caribbean cruises that offered minority professionals a chance to mingle at sea — money she eventually had to repay. She once said that her $75,000 annual housing allowance was “chump change.”
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