Alumna pens book to help ‘keep students learning’
Ondine Gross, EDM ’12, a nationally certified school psychologist, has authored Restore The Respect—How to Mediate School Conflicts & Keep Students Learning. The book was released on June 15, 2016,
Illinois alumnus, first Crain’s Chicago Business editor dies
Steven Yahn, ’70 MEDIA—the first editor of Crain’s Chicago Business, who in 1978 helped establish its scoop-oriented reputation by disclosing Sears Roebuck’s plans that foreshadowed the retailer’s long decline—died on
Illinois one of Best Education Schools Worldwide
The University of Illinois comes in at No. 46 out of the 50 Best Education Schools Worldwide by the website Early Childhood Education Degrees. The University was recognized for its
Alumnus Chad Esslinger featured on HGTV
Don’t miss interior designer Chad Esslinger, ’98 FAA, on an episode of HGTV’s House Hunters Renovation—airing Saturday, July 9 at 9 p.m CST—during which he helps deliver on one couple’s
Journalism alumnus lands Edward R. Murrow Award
Charlie Meyerson, ’77 MEDIA, MS ’78 MEDIA, has won a 2016 national Edward R. Murrow Award for audio investigative reporting from the Radio Television Digital News Association. Meyerson led a
38 things we love about Illinois: No. 24
24. Idea Garden Here was an idea—plant and maintain a 15,000-square-foot garden intended to promote environmentally responsible horticulture. Since 1997, the Master Gardeners of UI Extension have maintained Idea Garden
Holding court: Alumnus Kevin Anderson climbs the tennis ranks
Riiiiiiinnngggg!!! Brad Dancer checked the time. It was 6 a.m. Who could possibly be calling at 6 a.m.? Riiiiiiinnngggg!!! “Hello?” “Coach, it’s Kevin. I was wondering if you could come
Illinois alumnus Roger Ebert back in print
The immortal prose of Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Roger Ebert, ’64 MEDIA, will be appearing again in the pages of the Chicago Sun-Times, his home newspaper for 46 years. Read
Canine caregivers Neil and Miranda Vogeler
In 2008, Neil Vogeler, ’02 ENG, and his wife, Miranda, started noticing cars stopping on their dead-end street in the Middle Tennessee woods to drop off dogs. Hungry, the abandoned
Chicago startup founded by alumni takes on Teavana
Friends since preschool in Arlington Heights, Ill., Dan Klein, ’10 BUS, and Patrick Tannous, ’08 UIC, were taking a semester abroad in different European cities in 2009 and decided to
