Higher Education

Southern Illinois University Carbondale is seeking volunteers with graduate degrees to serve as adjunct faculty.

Illinois State University President Larry Dietz told lawmakers Thursday that money is being wasted on the old College of Fine Arts building.

The National Science Foundation is giving Illinois State University Faculty a $317, 000 grant. The money is buying a device that uses lasers to concentrate and filter cells into like batches. It's called a flow cytometer cell sorter.

Faculty and students will use the machine to do research on aging and the immune system, reptiles and turtles, bumblebee parasites, pollen grains, bird blood, and insects.

Students will get training on a device that is common in many health professions.

The feds funded only 16 percent of grant applications in this category.
 

An Illinois House committee has approved a bill that would prevent credit card companies from marketing their products on public university and community college campuses.

Illinois State University President Larry Dietz is asking state lawmakers for fair, dependable funding.

The last of the finalists for the job of Heartland Community College president will visit campus Monday and Tuesday.

Illinois State University's new provost is Jan Murphy.

An Illinois State University professor who once sued the institution over gender pay equity has now given ISU its largest faculty cash gift ever.

Unit 5 officials are not thrilled with Gov. Bruce Rauner's proposal to shift pension costs from the state to local school districts.

A local nonprofit organization has found a new home for a rare, historical text from the 19th century.

State Farm Insurance is giving Heartland Community College $383,000 to support three workplace preparedness programs involving short-term certificates and career coaching.

The Heartland Community College Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to move ahead with a debt swap that administrators hope will increase financial flexibility.

The latest quarterly look at the Peoria area economy shows modest growth and projected stability.

An Egyptian Muslim and former exchange student at Heartland Community College said he is disillusioned by mixed messages he's receiving from the United States.

A longtime fixture of Illinois State University has passed away.

Illinois State University President Larry Dietz said a looming state election cycle could hold new budget negotiations hostage.

At least two significant demonstrations were sparked Tuesday in Bloomington-Normal after President Donald Trump's decision to wind down a program protecting young immigrants from deportation.