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Eastern Illinois University sees jump in enrollment

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Thursday, January 28, 2021 10:46 AM
  • Higher Education
  • Eastern Illinois University

EIU CampusFrom 2020 to 2021, Eastern Illinois University saw a 13 percent increase in its spring enrollment. This enrollment increase is even larger than the 2018 to 2020 increase of nine percent.

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Steady and diverse university enrollment in Illinois

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Wednesday, December 09, 2020 01:30 PM
  • Higher Education
  • Education
  • Diversity
  • Learning

university 2540633 960 720In 2020, enrollment in Illinois’ public universities have seen an increase of 417 new students. That is a 0.2% increase from 2019, while most states saw decreases. The chair of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, John Atkinson, complimented the resilience of Illinois’s institutions of higher education and their leadership.

It was predicted that University enrollment would drop a whopping 25% nationwide in the summer and fall. Illinois beat those odds and managed to increase its university enrollment.

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Did you know? Today is National STEM Day!

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Sunday, November 08, 2020 08:30 AM
  • technology
  • Computer Science
  • STEM

DNA strandNov. 8 is National STEM Day! STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

The I-STEM Education Initiative at the University of Illinois aims to foster accessible, effective STEM teaching and learning—from preschool through graduate education—at local, state and national levels. I-STEM strives to prepare a diverse STEM workforce to tackle pressing global challenges. This campus coalition wishes to foster STEM citizenship through communication and public engagement, foster ungraduated and graduate STEM education reform, and advocate for STEM education.

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Illinois universities ranked among best in world

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Monday, November 02, 2020 08:41 AM
  • Higher Education
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • The University of Chicago
  • Northwestern University

UChicago gaterTwo Illinois universities made it into the top 25 best universities in the world in 2021, according to U.S. News and World Report.

University of Chicago came in at No. 15, with Northwestern University in Evanston following close behind at No. 24. University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana placed at No. 60 and the school’s Chicago campus came in at No. 212.

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Illinois Board of Higher Education awards $3 million in funding to Illinois universities

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020 08:49 AM
  • Higher Education
  • Grants

Lincoln College The Illinois Board of Higher Education is awarding $3 million in grants to nine colleges and universities in the state to help achieve equity in recruitment and retention.

The funding comes from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund for use over the next year. Universities and colleges receiving these grants will utilize the funds to recruit and retain first-generation, low-income, underrepresented and rural students.

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