University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Robert Jones plans to resign at the end of the academic year. The Chicago Tribune reports that university officials made the announcement on Wednesday.

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. In a Massmail to students, faculty and staff, Jones said he will be leaving the university at the end of this academic year in June of 2025.

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%,