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U. of I. still top public school for international students

August 18, 2019 at 6:16 p.m.

More international students are attending U.S. colleges and universities than ever before, with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign maintaining its spot as the top public school destination in the...

A Coors Light billboard officially tied to the University of Illinois can be seen on Chicago's North Side, but not in Champaign-Urbana anymore.

U. of I. rejects ‘official beer’ billboards near campus

August 18, 2019 at 6:18 p.m.

Only select fans can buy a beer at a University of Illinois football game, but according to billboards around the state, Coors Light is now the "Official Beer of the...

James Kilgore, center, speaks to colleagues after a board meeting at the University of Illinois Springfield campus in May.

U. of I. clears way for convicted radical to teach again

August 18, 2019 at 6:14 p.m.

In a change of direction, University of Illinois officials paved the way Thursday for convicted felon James Kilgore to again teach on campus, the latest controversial faculty decision at the...

Kennedy exiting as U. of I. board chair; Quinn urges push for more funding

May 25, 2019 at 1:48 p.m.

University of Illinois board Chairman Christopher Kennedy said Thursday he will leave his position to coincide with incoming Gov. Bruce Rauner taking over in January. Kennedy, whose term expires in...

University of Illinois President Robert Easter is retiring this month.

U. of I. trustees approve $180,000 bonus for outgoing president

May 25, 2019 at 1:48 p.m.

University of Illinois trustees on Thursday approved a $180,000 bonus for outgoing university president Robert Easter ahead of his retirement next year. The one-time bonus is on top of Easter's...

University of Chicago President Robert Zimmer, left, and Harris School Dean Daniel Diermeier talk Wednesday about plans for a new home for the public policy school, made possible by a large monetary gift from Dennis Keller. The new building, shown in drawing, will be called the Keller Center.

U. of C.’s public policy school gets new building, new direction

August 18, 2019 at 6:11 p.m.

The University of Chicago announced Wednesday afternoon that its public policy school — the institution's youngest and one of its less prominent professional schools — will be moving to a...

Marikah Davin, 25, left, listens with other first-year medical students in the class Essentials of Clinical Medicine in September at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago.

U. of I. details new proposed medical school

August 18, 2019 at 6:10 p.m.

A new medical school at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign would rely on an initial investment of more than $235 million from donors and a partnering health system, according...

University of Illinois trustees are on track to choose the university's next president by the end of the semester.

U. of I. closer to choosing president

May 22, 2019 at 5:03 p.m.

University of Illinois trustees are on track to choose the university's next president by the end of the semester, possibly as early as next month. The 19-member presidential search committee...

James Steimle studies in his dorm room at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Steimle hoped to attend University of Illinois but switched after a delayed response.

U. of I. revamping admissions date after record deferrals

March 30, 2019 at 2:34 a.m.

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has changed its admissions system with the hope that no more students will feel like B-list applicants, invited to join the class only after...

Professor who lost U. of I. job offer lashes out at administrators

August 21, 2019 at 5:13 p.m.

Controversial professor Steven Salaita, who lost his job offer from the University of Illinois after criticizing Israel on social media, lashed out at university administrators Monday for overreaching in their...

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