217 Today: Brown v. Board in Champaign-Urbana

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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

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Today’s headlines:

  • Around 150 people gathered on the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign quad yesterday to protest the administration’s response to pro-Palestinian speech. 
  • Governor JB Pritzker’s initiative to bring bachelor’s degrees to Illinois community colleges stalled in the General Assembly last week.
  • President Trump recently signed an executive order gutting a number of independent agencies, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
  • The Fighting Illini women’s basketball season came to an end yesterday. The team lost to the Texas Longhorns in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll listen to a conversation with locals and university faculty about what it was like growing up in the American education system post Brown v Board. 

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Mae Antar, Isabela Nieto, Adora Namigadde, Colin Hislope and Kennedy Vincent.

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Stephanie Mosqueda

Stephanie Mosqueda is a senior majoring in journalism at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with minors in Spanish and public relations. She is the 217 Today producer and a reporter for the Illinois Student Newsroom.