217 Today: University of Illinois chancellor Robert Jones discusses COVID mitigations and a tuition hike

217 Today: University of Illinois chancellor Robert Jones discusses COVID mitigations and a tuition hike

ByFarrah Anderson

Monday, Feb. 14, 2022 Today’s headlines: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg praised Bloomington-Normal during a weekend visit for standing at the forefront of the emerging electric vehicle industry. Poultry producers across the Midwest are on high alert. That’s after avian influenza was detected in a commercial turkey flock in Indiana last week. The Illinois men’s…

U of I Chancellor Robert Jones reflects on COVID, higher tuition, agriculture and race
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U of I Chancellor Robert Jones reflects on COVID, higher tuition, agriculture and race

ByReginald Hardwick

URBANA — For more than 5-years, Dr. Robert Jones has served as Chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is a native of Georgia, a parent, and a grandparent. He has earned multiple advanced degrees in crop physiology. And he was a member of a Grammy award-winning vocal ensemble. On Jan. 31, Illinois Newsroom’s…