Audit Finds Chicago State U. Lost Track of 950 Computers

A state audit released on Thursday found that $3.8-million worth of equipment, including 950 computers, is missing from Chicago State University, the Chicago Tribune reports. The university has come under fire in the past for questionable spending by a former president, Elnora D. Daniel, including a 2007 audit that detailed university-sponsored “leadership seminars” on Caribbean cruises. According to the latest audit, over the past four years the university has mistakenly awarded $123,000 in federal aid and $20,000 in state grants to students. The university issued a statement saying the administration of Wayne D. Watson, who took over from Ms. Daniel in 2009, was using a “proactive approach” to deal with the problems, but acknowledged that “these things take time.”