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Illinois Public Media and the College of Media team up to offer teen podcast workshops
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (207+ words) Many teenagers love listening to podcasts. Now there's a new way to learn how to make them here thanks to a partnership between Illinois Public Media and the College of Media at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Professor Aguayo…...
University funding overhaul bill advances in House despite U of I opposition
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (767+ words) SPRINGFIELD " A bill that would overhaul the way Illinois funds its public universities advanced out of a House committee Thursday and could face a vote by the full House soon, despite continued opposition from the University of Illinois System, the…...
Following Shahid Khan's honorary degree rejection, U of I System is reexamining the process
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (299+ words) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alum and billionaire Shahid Khan has been nominated two times in the past to receive an honorary degree. Khan, who graduated with an industrial engineering degree in 1971, owns the automotive manufacturing and supply company Flex-n-Gate, which…...
Khan Pearlman
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (299+ words) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alum and billionaire Shahid Khan has been nominated two times in the past to receive an honorary degree. Khan, who graduated with an industrial engineering degree in 1971, owns the automotive manufacturing and supply company Flex-n-Gate, which…...
All top Champaign Unit 4 administrators asked to reapply for their jobs
1+ week, 2+ day ago (444+ words) CHAMPAIGN " Champaign Unit 4 School District is bringing on a new superintendent,Geovanny Ponce, and he wants a new cabinet. On Monday, the Unit 4 Board of Education approved demotions or resignations of 11 top administrators, with the understanding that they can reapply…...
Homer Lake Nature Center addition will bring new classroom to the park
1+ week, 2+ day ago (383+ words) The Champaign County Forest Preserve District is building a new nature center at Homer Lake. After opening in 1974, the Homer Lake Interpretive Center has served as a home to many of the district's educational programs. However, it doesn't have a…...
Enrollment at Illinois public K-12 schools is down 10% over the past decade. Will some schools have to close?
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1042+ words) Jessica Polhill reads a note written by her son, an elementary school student. "Why are you trying to shut down our schools? You're taking away my friends. That makes me sad," she recites, holding back tears. "I love my school,…...
Emmy-nominated talk show host and University of Illinois alumnus Sean Evans selected as 2026 commencement speaker
3+ week, 16+ min ago (227+ words) CHAMPAIGN " The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has named Daytime Emmy" Award-nominated talk show host and alumnus Sean Evans to serve as its 2026 commencement speaker. Evans graduated from U of I with a degree in broadcast journalism in 2008, according to a…...
Illinois universities adjust to reduced state funding as lawmakers consider new formula
3+ week, 5+ day ago (547+ words) SPRINGFIELD " Public universities across Illinois are adjusting to a mid-semester change in state support after the Pritzker administration announced a two-percent funding withhold." While institutions like Eastern and Western Illinois Universities report financial challenges, a debate is underway in the…...
University of Illinois to 'blend' students from inside and outside prison in fall course
4+ week, 1+ day ago (465+ words) University of Illinois free and incarcerated students will get the chance to take a creative writing course together this fall. The Education Justice Project at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has brought university courses to Danville Correctional Center for almost…...