University of Illinois Trustee Niranjan Shah has resigned as of Monday in response to the U of I admissions scandal.

In a letter Monday to Gov. Pat Quinn, Shah said he is “not in public service for self-aggrandizement and therefore have no interest in a protracted process regarding my role” in the admissions scandal that has plagued the university.

The governor issued a statement Monday afternoon accepting the resignation.

News-Gazette: UI trustees Chairman Niranjan Shah resigns from board

University of Illinois trustee Lawrence Eppley has resigned today in response to the UIUC admissions scandal. Eppley was chair of the board of trustees from 2003 through 2008.

“As the ultimate body of governance and leadership of this University, the trustees must help maintain the confidence of our shareholders, who in this case are the people of Illinois,” Eppley wrote. “Just as in the corporate world, shareholders’ lack of confidence in an organization justifies effecting changes.”

Eppley, criticized for pushing candidates recommended by ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich, also called for unnamed administrators to accept responsibility for the admissions uproar at the university.

News-Gazette: UI trustee Eppley resigns, urges others to do the same

The Chicago Tribune reported Friday that the University of Illinois has a “jobs-for-entry” scheme, but many are saying that the Tribune missed the real story.

Attacking university officials over this scandal is like attacking the victim of a robbery for handing over his money. (Also odd is that they missed the sarcasm in former Dean Hurd’s e-mails to the Chancellor: are journalists really this humorless?)

See the original emails to judge for yourself.

Joe Hodnicki has a good analysis of all the news from the past few days.