A plan to overhaul the way Illinois funds public universities is running into stiff opposition from the state’s largest higher education institution, the University of Illinois System.
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign said in an email that all affected international students have been notified about the reversal.
Jones will soon head to the University of Washington in Seattle. He starts on August 1, 2025.
Under the “mutual academic defense compact,” participating schools would share financial and legal resources in the face of any challenges from the federal government.
One year later, the campus’ political climate is in a much different place. For many students, their decision to speak out has taken a toll.
After cuts by the Trump administration to the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the future of libraries in small towns and villages in Illinois is uncertain.
One of the big selling points of attending community colleges is the lower tuition cost. With that in mind, the legislation limits the costs of the four-year programs.
Harvard University announced Monday that it was suing to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus.
Darius and Catherine Brubeck visit CU this week to discuss their work creating a jazz program in apartheid-era South Africa.
The Trump administration’s move to terminate the legal immigration status of hundreds of international students is leaving Illinois educators scrambling to find ways to help.
The University of Illinois is suing the federal government over a cap on energy grants.
Illinois hosts one of the largest international student populations in the nation, ranking fifth.
In a statement, Northwestern spokesperson Jon Yates said the school was “informed by members of the media that the federal government plans to freeze a significant portion of our federal funding. The university has not received any official notification from the federal government.”
Chancellor Robert Jones and Provost John Coleman announced by email on Thursday that the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign will not strike sensitive words or phrases from websites under pressure from the federal government.
GEO leaders say the U of I administration increased health care costs without notice, which puts a significant burden on graduate workers and ultimately causes the quality of education provided at the U of I to suffer.