Education
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, U of I professors recall receiving threats after landing on his watch list
Professors across Illinois report receiving threats after being listed on the site.
Illinois professors face threats after landing on Charlie Kirk group watch list
An online database compiled by Turning Point USA, affiliated with slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, identifies nearly 50 Illinois college instructors it labels “radical professors.”
The University of Illinois planned to divest from fossil fuels by this summer. Students want to see action
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign said in 2020 that it would aim to stop investing in fossil fuel companies by this summer, but it hasn’t happened yet.
University of Illinois President Tim Killeen discusses international students, academic freedom, and federal challenges on 21st Show
University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen addresses several challenges that many educational institutions including U of I is dealing with at the federal level.
The decades-long friendship that started in Urbana’s first integrated elementary class
In the 1960’s, a group of parents convinced Urbana to desegregate its elementary schools. Two students from that first class are still friends today.
Head Start preschool remains open to all regardless of immigration status, two judges rule
Head Start preschool programs will continue to welcome all immigrant children regardless of legal status, federal judges ruled in two separate lawsuits this week, blocking efforts by the Trump administration to restrict enrollment.
International student enrollment increases at University of Illinois despite Trump policies
The System announced Wednesday that international student enrollment increased 5.9% across the Springfield, Urbana-Champaign and Chicago universities.
Home of the Fighting Illini renamed ‘Gies Memorial Stadium’ after $100 million gift
This donation is Illinois’ largest single gift the Athletic Department has received and one of the largest single gifts ever received by a college athletics program.
Champaign teachers secure more than 15 percent raise over three years in new contract
This year, the union and school district reached an agreement without any strike threats.
Central Illinois students win state poetry prize, as host organization grapples with federal funding cuts
Two students in rural Piatt County and one student in Champaign won a youth poetry prize hosted by Illinois Humanities.
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ lead actress Arden Cho talks about her days at the University of Illinois
A University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana graduate stars in Netflix’s most popular original movie.
Illinois ACLU weighs in on Trump plans to send troops into Chicago, exclude certain immigrants from Head Start
If President Trump sends the national guard into Chicago, the ACLU of Illinois would help release detained people and sue over excessive force.