Champaign is stepping down at the end of the year.Robert Jones has been at the helm for nine years. He is the first African American chancellor for the university.During Jones' tenure, Urbana-Champaign enrollment has grown by 26%,

Robert Jones, the first Black chancellor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, plans to resign at the end of the academic year.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Robert Jones plans to step down at the end of the current academic year, the U of I System President Tim Killeen announced Wednesday. Jones became the campus' first Black chancellor in 2016.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Robert Jones plans to resign at the end of the academic year.

Jones has served as chancellor since 2016. The University of Illinois System president says Jones will remain within the system for other initiatives and for support in search of

Robert Jones, the current Chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has announced that he is stepping down from the position.