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The McLean County school district denied four resignations, submitted by special education teachers weeks before the first day of school.
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The announced closure of Lincoln College is an example of a challenging time in higher education, says the president of Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington. Georgia Nugent used to work at the Council of Independent Colleges, a group of about 700 mostly smaller and liberal arts institutions that has tracked a half century of issues facing largely private liberal arts colleges.
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The executive deputy director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education said when a college closes, there are disproportionate impacts on students of color. And most of the student body at the soon-to-close Lincoln College is Black.
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The 1855-era private liberal arts college made the announcement on Friday, extending the offer to both Lincoln College and Lincoln Christian University.
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The mayor of Lincoln said Thursday the loss of Lincoln College is a "devastating blow" to the Logan County community. After 157 years, the college will close in May at the end of the school, while Lincoln Christian University is reducing its footprint by going mostly virtual, said Mayor Tracy Welch.
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The Illinois Board of Higher Education approved a new College of Engineering at Illinois State University on Tuesday.
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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.
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The Illinois Board of Higher Education has approved two new degree programs at Heartland Community College in Normal.
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Heartland Community College has hired an architect to design an agriculture complex on campus, but school officials say the size and scope the proposed…
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As calls for representation among the marginalized echo in schools, the Illinois Board of Higher Education has announced the newest student group,…