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Grant will fund child care, support for undergraduates with children
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Low-income undergraduate students at the University of Illinois who need assistance juggling the demands of parenthood and college will be able to get assistance through an array of programs and services offered by the Child Development Laboratory. CDL recently received a $419,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education that restored funding […]
How might teaching inclusive history affect the educational, social climate in Illinois’ public schools?
Leslie K. Morrow is the director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center, which conducts workshops on sexual diversity issues and classroom management. Morrow spoke recently with News Bureau education editor Sharita Forrest about a bill in the Illinois Legislature that would require history curricula in Illinois public schools to include discussions of […]
Conference to explore impact of erratic state funding on higher education
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The impact of unpredictable state funding on students and postsecondary institutions will be the focus of an upcoming conference at the University of Illinois. The Volatility in State Spending for Higher Education conference will be held June 4-5 at the I-Hotel and Conference Center, 1900 S. First St., Champaign. Experts on higher […]
Susan Burton, advocate for women re-entering society after prison, to speak at event
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Susan Burton, a nationally recognized advocate for restoring civil and human rights to formerly incarcerated women, will discuss her new book and the challenges of re-entering society after prison at an event Tuesday, May 15, in Champaign. Burton will talk about her recent memoir, “Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to […]
Computerized testing pioneer Hua-Hua Chang to receive achievement award
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois educational psychologist Hua-Hua Chang has been selected to receive the 2017 E.F. Lindquist Award in recognition of his research in the field of psychometrics. Chang will receive the award, presented jointly by the American Educational Research Association and the American College Testing Program, at the AERA Awards Luncheon on […]
Eight honored with distinguished staff award
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Eight civil service staff employees were honored with the Chancellor’s Distinguished Staff Award at a banquet April 20. The award recognizes exceptional performance. Each recipient receives $2,000 and a plaque. Recipients’ names also are engraved on a plaque displayed in the Staff Human Resources Office. The names of past winners are online. […]
Seven academic professionals honored with CAPE awards
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Seven academic professionals were honored with 2017 Chancellor’s Academic Professional Excellence awards at a reception April 6. Now in its 29th year, the program honors the accomplishments and contributions of academic professionals, who perform a range of vital functions for the campus community. They provide critical support for administration, research laboratories and […]
Klaus Schulten, pioneer in biophysics and computational biology, has died
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois physics professor Klaus Schulten, an innovator in the use of computational methods to study the chemical and biological processes driving living cells, died Monday at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. He was 69. Schulten was a research powerhouse, leading a team of more than 30 students and postdoctoral scientists […]
Modified teaching option helps tenure-track faculty devote time to family
The University of Illinois’ family leave policy was revised recently to remove a teaching requirement for tenure-track faculty members after the birth or adoption of a child. The Modified Teaching Duties for Faculty Members with a New Child policy, revised in spring 2016 by the Gender Equity Council, permits tenure-track faculty members to request a […]
Wassaja Hall dedicated with songs, drums and words
The dedication of Wassaja Hall began Thursday with the sound of drums and a song sung in Comanche by the OtterTrail drum group, from the Peoria Tribe in Oklahoma. The dedication of the new student residence hall, held in the Student Dining and Residential Program Building due to inclement weather, is a celebration of the […]
Conservation process continues for La Casa’s beloved mural
The chirp of screws being driven into wood and the whirr of drills filled the air in the front room of the old white house at 510 E. Chalmers St. that’s the birthplace of La Casa Cultural Latina and the former home of the U. of I.’s department of Latina/Latino studies. Art-handling company Terry Dowd […]
On the Job: Patty Jones
“You never know what path you’re going on,” said Patty Jones, the associate director for research at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. And, yes, she has gone on many different paths. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the U. of I., Jones earned an M.S. and a Ph.D. in […]