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  Students who put up with remote learning can't claim breach of contract, McKendree argues

  By Steve Korris | Tuesday, Jun 25, 2024 @ 3:30pm

  BENTON - McKendree University of Lebanon argues that because Kelsey Delisle and Riley Ponce put up with virtual instruction in 2020 they can’t claim the school breached their contracts.

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  McKendree University graduate student dismisses claims over COVID closures; Proposed class action remains pending

  By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Wednesday, May 22, 2024 @ 9:19pm

  McKendree University graduate student Kaitlin Pennington voluntarily dismissed her claims against the college, alleging students were deprived of the full on-campus services due to COVID-19 closures.

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  Class action over McKendree’s Covid-related campus closure dismissed in federal court

  By Steve Korris | Tuesday, Sep 28, 2021 @ 8:39am

  BENTON – McKendree University didn’t breach a contract with students when it closed the campus last year, U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle ruled on Sept. 27.

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• McKendree University seeks to dismiss students' lawsuit over Covid closures

  By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Thursday, Feb 11, 2021 @ 9:10am

  McKendree University argues that a lawsuit alleging students were deprived of the full on-campus services due to COVID-19 closures is barred by the educational malpractice doctrine.

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• Illinois lawmakers say they're open to some higher education reforms

  By Michael Carroll | Monday, Apr 11, 2016 @ 7:23am

  Some state lawmakers on both sides of the aisle seem open to at least a few of the reform ideas recently proposed by an Illinois think tank to help reduce higher education costs and make colleges and universities more affordable to students in the state.

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