Photo Gallery: 2016 Illinois Marathon
The results of the 7th annual Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon—held April 30, 2016, on the University of Illinois campus—are in, and so are the photos. Check them out. View Photos
State lawmakers approve funding to keep universities afloat through summer
A stopgap funding measure for higher education passed both houses of the Illinois General Assembly on Friday, April 22. The bill, SB 2059, advanced by a final vote of 106-2
Former Google exec named 2016 commencement speaker
Jeff Huber, ’89 ENG, whose company is developing a revolutionary blood test to detect early stage cancer, will be the University of Illinois’ commencement speaker on Saturday, May 14. Huber
University of Illinois among Best Value Schools 2016
The University of Illinois is No. 7 on Forbes‘ list of Best Value Schools 2016. Rankings are based on tuition costs, school quality, graduation success rates and post-grad earnings. Read
University a cappella groups ‘Sing for Survivors’
Four a cappella groups from the University of Illinois are competing in “It’s On Us” National Week of Action. Til It Happens To You: Sing for Survivors is a
Save the date for the 18th annual Ebertfest
Less than a month from now, movie-makers and -goers will pack downtown Champaign, Ill., for Ebertfest—named for famed film critic Roger Ebert, ’64 MEDIA—at the Virginia Theatre. Movies to be
University appoints Fighting Illini athletics director
University of Illinois Interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson has named Josh Whitman, ’01 BUS, JD ’08 LAW, the Fighting Illini’s 14th permanent director of athletics, pending approval by the UI Board
It’s game time at renovated State Farm Center
Get ready for a new view inside State Farm Center. Best known for hosting Fighting Illini basketball games, concerts and the two experiences that bookend students’ academic journey—new-student convocation and
See the Marching Illini’s Thanksgiving Day performance
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See the Marching Illini on Thanksgiving Day
Don’t forget to watch the Marching Illini in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 26! The band will perform in front of 3.5 million live spectators and more
