Higher Education

Heartland Community College has typically used contract workers to provide security on its campuses. The establishment of a new public safety department means that the college will employs its security staff directly, although structural details are still being finalized.

It had been hoped last month that the Illinois Board of Higher Education would approve a new College of Engineering proposal by Illinois State University. It didn’t happen. But it's still very much on ISU's to-do list.

Illinois State University president Terri Goss Kinzy said the move is aimed at keeping students in class after a return from winter break that could be accompanied by a spike in COVID-19 cases.

The Illinois Board of Higher Education has approved two new degree programs at Heartland Community College in Normal.

The president of Illinois State University said the first semester back on campus following last year's pandemic shutdown showed students were resilient.

At a time many colleges and universities are under increased financial pressure, a credit profile agency has upgraded the rating for Illinois State University. S and P Global Ratings has changed the outlook from stable to positive on ISU's A- rating.

Black students at Western Illinois University's Macomb campus say they are not seeing any progress on a list of demands they issued to the university.

It started with breaded chicken patties, though that shortage last spring was far from the last one the Illinois State University dining operation has had to scramble to fix.

Over the last 30 years democracy has kind of hit the skids, says an Illinois State University distinguished professor.

The first crop of students have begun a course of study at the Heartland Community College Electric Vehicle Energy Storage training program. Eventually they will go out to repair the growing number of electric vehicles in the community.