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There have been 20 presidents of the University of Illinois system, a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Illinois. The president is the chief executive officer and a faculty member of each of its colleges, schools, institutions, and divisions. Elected by the board of trustees, the president is responsible to them for the operation of the system by preparing budgets, recommending persons for appointment to university positions, and enforcing of the rules and regulations of the universities. Following the establishment of the office in 1867, John Milton Gregory served as the first president, originally titled "regent". Three presidents, Lloyd Morey, James J. Stukel, and Robert A. Easter, are alumni of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The current president is Timothy L. Killeen, who has held the position since 2015. (Full list...)

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Destruction

Destruction is the fourth in a series of five oil-on-canvas paintings entitled The Course of Empire, created by the American artist Thomas Cole between 1833 and 1836. The series, now in the collection of the New-York Historical Society, depicts the growth and fall of an imaginary city, situated at the lower end of a river valley. In this painting, a fleet of enemy vessels have sailed up the river, bringing warriors who have overthrown the city's defenses, are ransacking the city and killing and raping its inhabitants.

Painting credit: Thomas Cole

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