U. of Illinois Board?s Denial of Job to Salaita Is Unlikely to Quell Controversy

The University of Illinois?s Board of Trustees voted, 8 to 1, on Thursday to deny a professorship to Steven G. Salaita, a harsh critic of Israel, at a meeting in which some board members and guest speakers voiced fears that the institution was abandoning academic freedom and others called Mr. Salaita a potential threat to students.