Tim Killeen has been president of the University of Illinois for less than a year. During that time, he has been visiting the system's campuses, holding town hall meetings with the goal of drafting a strategic plan. The Springfield campus hosted the first town hall in November, and when the time came for audience comments, one young professor stood up and bluntly critiqued the plan. Last week, when Killeen returned for another town hall meeting, that brash young professor was sitting on the stage, next to Killeen.
After the meeting, she chatted with me.
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