What are the plans for PhD students who lost their research advisors in the layoffs?
How will Illinois Tech fill thesis and dissertation committees with the appropriately qualified individuals?
What specific criteria and decision-making processes were used to determine who was laid off?
Why were faculty who made millions of dollars of money for the university removed from their positions?
What steps are being taken to ensure that students who need to leave Illinois Tech as a result of the layoffs are able to do so expediently and efficiently?
What support is in place for international students in the wake of these layoffs and in the current political climate?
What other cost-saving options were explored, aside from layoffs, in order to reduce Illinois Tech’s risk of bankruptcy? What other steps are being taken right now to keep the university up and running (i.e., salary cuts to executive administration such as the president and provost)?
Why has the school not communicated with students about these layoffs in a meaningful way?
When can students expect teach-out plans for the programs heavily impacted by the layoffs?
What steps are being taken to provide housing to students who are, essentially, left homeless by the lack of space in dorms?
What are the plans for Coursera and the Mumbai campus, which are both regarded by many as wastes of money?
In regard to the WARN Act:
Did IIT file any WARN notices with federal or state authorities?
Did IIT notify the Mayor of Chicago or Cook County officials?
Did IIT submit the required notarized notice and portal filing under Illinois law?
Were employees given any advance notice, or were layoffs immediate?
Did IIT eliminate entire academic units, triggering additional WARN obligations?
Did IIT seek to claim a WARN exception, and on what basis?
Has IDOL opened any inquiry into IIT’s compliance?
Did Illinois Tech follow the proper procedures as required by the Higher Learning Commission, the school’s accrediting body?
Did Illinois Tech follow the proper procedures as required by the Illinois Board of Higher Education?
If the school is at risk of losing accreditation, what steps are being taken to mitigate that risk?
Why has President Echambadi not been removed from his role?
Why has leadership not taken any accountability for the harm caused by these layoffs to students, staff, and faculty?
When did executive admin know the school was having financial difficulties? What steps were taken early on to prevent issues? Public financial records show potential issues as early as 2023.
Why is President Echambadi making a base salary of approximately $800,000 while the rest of the rest of the school is struggling?
