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<p>Students gather on the University of Chicago campus.</p>

University of Chicago and Northwestern may avoid new endowment tax — for now

May 23, 2019 at 12:18 a.m.

Northwestern University and the University of Chicago may get a reprieve from paying an endowment tax under the new federal tax overhaul, but both could end up shelling out millions...

A student is suing Northwestern University, contending that the university denied him due process when it concluded he had sexually assaulted a fellow student and then kicked him out of school last year.

Northwestern lawsuit highlights debate on university sexual misconduct policies

May 23, 2019 at 12:15 a.m.

Northwestern University is being sued by a student who contends that the university denied him his right to due process when it concluded that he had sexually assaulted a fellow...

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, shown Aug. 29, 2017, said her office issued subpoenas for Suburban Express, a bus company, for potential civil rights violations.

Illinois attorney general launches civil rights inquiry into bus company

December 17, 2018 at 4:56 p.m.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office is investigating a bus company that serves University of Illinois students for potential civil rights violations, the latest fallout in response to the company’s...

<p>Suburban bus company that operates a shuttle at U. of I. draws condemnation from university, other groups for ad that took aim at Chinese students.</p>

Bus company serving University of Illinois criticized for ‘racist and bigoted’ ad

May 23, 2019 at 12:14 a.m.

A bus company that runs shuttles between college campuses and the Chicago area drew strong rebukes for a racially charged ad that took a swipe at the number of Chinese...

Chicago State University's campus on the Far South Side.

Chicago State students in hotels while residence hall without heat, hot water

May 23, 2019 at 12:13 a.m.

Chicago State University students are being housed in hotels after an underground pipe burst on campus, leaving the residence hall and the student union without heat or hot water, schools...

With enrollment plunging, SIU Carbondale chancellor pushes a radical overhaul

May 23, 2019 at 12:12 a.m.

Faced with plummeting enrollment and deteriorating finances, the chancellor at Southern Illinois University is proposing a radical reorganization that has spurred fierce backlash from many faculty members and stoked broad...

DePaul University President A. Gabriel Esteban, right, serves scrambled eggs during the Midnight Breakfast event at DePaul's Lincoln Park Student Center in Chicago on Nov. 14, 2017.

DePaul University president aims to mix business with religion to bring progress

May 23, 2019 at 12:10 a.m.

Nothing draws a college crowd like free food. On a recent night, hundreds of DePaul University students filed into the student center for a late meal on the eve of...

Timothy Killeen, center, applauds during a program at UIC on Nov. 19, 2014.

U. of I. president, UIC chancellor receive $175K in bonuses for second straight year

May 23, 2019 at 12:11 a.m.

After posting solid gains in enrollment this fall, two University of Illinois leaders are set to receive performance bonuses for the second straight year. University of Illinois board members unanimously...

Sankul Rawat, 25, is a native of New Delhi, India, and moved to Chicago in August to study for a master's degree in computer science at UIC.

Survey: International student enrollment at Illinois universities growing, but more slowly

May 23, 2019 at 12:09 a.m.

More international students attended Illinois colleges and universities last year, but that growth is becoming more modest locally and nationally, according to newly released data. Illinois schools enrolled 52,225 international...

Al Bowman, who was president of Illinois State University until retiring in 2012, was named the new executive director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education on Wednesday.

State higher education board picks former ISU president as director

December 17, 2018 at 11:53 a.m.

Former Illinois State University President Al Bowman was named the new executive director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education on Wednesday, filling a position that had been vacant for...

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