Higher Education

Illinois State University President Aondover Tarhule said the painful efforts to address a structural budget deficit have found about $12 million. That's enough to offer nonunion workers a 3.5% pay raise starting in October.

Senesta "Angell" Howard fills a seat on the board left by Cecelia Long, who resigned in June with plans to move out of the district.

In adding a quantum science and technology concentration, Illinois Wesleyan University said it's joining a handful of Midwest universities to offer undergraduate training in that discipline.

Illinois students won’t need to fill out applications for most state universities to be admitted — if they have high enough grades.

High school and community college students in Illinois will soon be able to earn automatic admission to most state public universities based on their GPA — without even having to apply.

Rick Pearce, the No. 2 administrator at Heartland Community College, plans to retire this month after more than a decade at the Normal college.

Sim Sandhu, a graduate of Heartland Community College [HCC], has been selected as the recipient of the Community College Distinguished Alumni award from the Illinois Community College Trustees Association. Sandhu attended HCC from 2013 to 2014.

An Illinois Wesleyan University physics professor says the Trump administration's effort to choke off the supply of international students at U.S. universities is unwise. The administration is taking a hard line on visa approvals for international students, particularly those from China.

The head of Heartland Community College says federal proposals to reduce the amount of and eligibility for Pell Grants and other changes to higher education are "out of touch" with the world and students of today.

Most community college students say they want to end up with a four-year degree. Few actually complete that dream.