Education
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Illinois’ community colleges see nearly 9% spike in spring enrollment
Mar 18, 2025 1:14 pm - Enrollment at Illinois community colleges grew to more than 285,000 in the spring semester this year, an 8.9% increase over a year ago and the largest spring-to-spring enrollment increase since the Illinois Community College Board began collecting systemwide data in the late 1990s.
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U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum historian to explore ‘Rescue’ during April 6 talkMar 18, 2025 1:02 pm - On April 6, Elmhurst University will observe its 35th year of Holocaust education with the lecture “Understanding Rescue During the Holocaust” by Rebecca Carter-Chand, director of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Programs on Ethics, Religion and the Holocaust.
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‘Experience ECC’ through campus tours and open houseMar 17, 2025 11:11 pm - Elgin Community College is hosting its annual “Experience ECC” open house on Wednesday, April 16. This free event will allow community members and prospective studen...
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College of DuPage launches workforce hub to train students for clean energy jobsMar 17, 2025 6:57 pm - College of DuPage recently launched a free workforce training program aimed at preparing students for careers in the clean energy sector.
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A professor from Brown University was deported to Lebanon without explanation, despite US visa
Mar 17, 2025 1:00 pm - A doctor from Lebanon who arrived at the Boston airport was deported over the weekend without explanation, despite having a U.S. visa and a job teaching at Brown University.
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After Columbia arrests, international college students fall silentMar 15, 2025 12:30 pm - In the span of a week, a hush has descended on higher education in the United States. International students and faculty have watched the growing crackdown on pro-Palesti...
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Some student loan repayment plans have been suspended. Here’s what borrowers should know
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‘I’m not going to sit still for it’: Pritzker vows fight as Trump begins dismantling Department of EducationMar 13, 2025 2:37 pm - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and the president of the National Education Association were among those who voiced concerns about the potential closure of the U.S. Department of Education during the Illinois Education Association’a annual representative assembly Thursday in Rosemont.
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Columbia grad student’s detention will stretch on as lawyers spar over Trump’s plan to deport himMar 12, 2025 2:14 pm - Mahmoud Khalil will remain detained in Louisiana until at least next week following an initial court hearing in New York on Wednesday over the Trump administration’s plans to deport the Columbia University graduate student for his role in campus protests against Israel.
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Shining achievement: Suburban Rotarians provide computer lab at Ugandan schoolMar 12, 2025 11:54 am - The Rotary Club of River Cities — which supports the communities of Des Plaines, Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights — recently led an international project that installed a computer lab at Candle Light High School in Kampala, Uganda, which serves more than 400 of the capital city’s most under-resourced young people.