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The proposal would allow all students currently declared as a physics major or minor an opportunity to complete the program. It would not eliminate all physics courses.
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Along with an unspecified number of job cuts and changes to academic programs, the plan includes early retirement buyouts that will start this spring to balance the budget by 2027.
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Roosevelt University announced it will start offering a free tuition program this month, the Roosevelt Pledge, and in September, the University of Illinois Chicago announced its plans to launch its own version, UIC Aspire, next fall.
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Legislators are considering a funding formula that would make Illinois a model for other states to emulate, but would come at a hefty cost.
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The campus in deep southern Illinois is grappling with a nearly $9.5 million budget shortfall that its leader says is largely fueled by athletics.
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A newly released report by the Strada Education Foundation explores whether a college education is worth it. According to new data, it is for many in Missouri and Illinois.
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The commission was formed by the Illinois General Assembly in 2021 to consider new funding formulas for its public universities.
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Guiyou Huang, Western Illinois University’s president, announced Friday he will step down at the end of the month in the midst of the university's enrollment turmoil.
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As the cost of higher education continues to rise in Illinois and elsewhere, a growing number of students are working to earn as many college credits as possible while they are still in high school.
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At Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, negotiations are ongoing between campus leadership and the labor union that represents the university's clerical workers. A recent report found Illinois' public university employees were paid 21% less than state agency workers in similar jobs.