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Illinois State University has released summaries of an internal audit of Athletics Department spending and of an external audit commissioned in the wake of questionable expenditures that led to the resignation of Athletic Director Kyle Brennan last year.
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After producing a report on dual credit trends, a task force of unionized Heartland Community College faculty raised concerns about proposed changes to the Dual Credit Quality Act.
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According to a statement from the university, the board reached a consensus to pursue Tarhule as its next permanent president after a presidential search committee led on-campus interviews with four finalists that emerged from a nationwide search.
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The plan would increase spending at Illinois four-year campuses by $1.4 billion over the next 10 or 15 years and drive money to schools with higher need students.
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Maura Toro-Morn has made herself known in the academic world of Bloomington-Normal, catapulting the Latin American and Latino/a Studies program forward and connecting with students on an personal level.
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The Graduate Workers Union at Illinois State University will see higher pay and lower student fees in a new contract.
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Eva Jones was the first woman and person of color to make the District 87 school board. That was in 1971. Six years later, she became president and three years after that she was on the Bloomington City Council.
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Data from the Department of Education’s Integrated Post Secondary Education Data Systems shows that a majority of college students took at least one or more of their classes online in 2022: 54%. That’s a nearly 50% jump from that percentage in pre-pandemic fall 2019, when it was just 37% of students.
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Startup grants are reaching their term limit for Central Illinois Bridge Academy, but Director Trish Malott said the school is financially stable. They even want to expand for next year by getting an additional teacher.
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Bloomington-Normal’s strong economic growth last year likely will help Unit 5 use less borrowed money to balance its budget, when the fiscal year ends in June.
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If approved, the 1.65% tuition hike includes a $1 increase to students' program and facilities fee, aimed at offsetting the increased costs associated with a 2019 expansion to Heartland's athletics programs.
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Dozens of central Illinois students competed this week at the Challenger Learning Center at Heartland Community College to explore the world of renewable energy.