Lisa Kurian Philip
Reporter for WBEZ-
“The bar keeps moving, as far as who’s at risk,” says one staffer at the University of Illinois Chicago. -
President Trump signed an order Thursday calling for the Education Department to close and he has slashed staff by half. He’s also targeting DEI in higher education and research funding. -
President Trump is moving to cut the staff by half and dismantle the department. He’s also going after DEI in higher education and funding for research. -
President Trump’s Education Department is threatening programs for diverse students. Experts say universities need to fight back. -
A recent event at a Chicago charter school showed students that, regardless of their immigration status, college is within reach. -
James Murphy of Education Reform Now cautions against jumping to conclusions after just one year of data. -
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. -
A new study says a bill currently under consideration in Springfield would cost $1 billion and reduce child poverty by 7.6%. -
Asian American college applicants have been cast as victims of affirmative action, often unwillingly, a researcher and activist tells WBEZ. -
Every fall, fewer than 1 in 10 applicants to the University of Chicago walk beneath a flock of gargoyles adorning a fortresslike stone gate onto the main quad as admitted students.
