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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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‘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.
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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.
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As University of Illinois classes start, Champaign-Urbana chancellor talks about federal funding cuts and his new office decor
Charles Isbell is still getting to know the community, but he’s also preparing for possible attacks from the federal government.
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‘Bipartisan issue’: Rural communities join movement to ban cell phones during school day
Kyle Thompson read about the effects of smartphones on teens in “The Anxious Generation.” At a conference, he met representatives for Yondr, a lockable cell phone pouch company.
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Families get sneak peek of Urbana’s new Sixth Grade Center before schools open
On Monday, Urbana District 116 invited families into its newest school, the Urbana Sixth Grade Center on the site of the former Wiley Elementary School.
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Monmouth College phasing out ten majors, enhancing other programs following academic prioritization process
Six faculty positions are being eliminated as part of the academic restructuring.
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Educators who helped thousands of hungry Illinoisans find food are out of a job
The workers provided nutrition education for people eligible for SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps.
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Northwestern University professors urge campus leaders not to make deal with Trump
These Northwestern professors and some students have accused Trump of exploiting antisemitism in order to suppress First Amendment-protected speech and bring universities in line with his conservative agenda
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign research assistants officially join union
Research assistants at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are now represented by the Graduate Employees’ Organization, or GEO, after the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board certified the results of a recent union election.
