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Elliott named new dean of Gies College of Business
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — W. Brooke Elliott has been selected as dean of Gies College of Business and the Josef and Margot Lakonishok Professor in Business, pending approval by the U. of I. Board of Trustees. Until officially approved, her title will be dean of Gies College of Business and the Josef and Margot Lakonishok Professor […]
How do drugs like Ozempic work for weight loss?
The weight-loss treatment landscape has been remade by a new class of injectable drugs, such as those sold under the names Ozempic and Wegovy. Patrick Sweeney is a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor of molecular and integrative physiology who studies the pathways and processes in the brain that govern eating and the sense of fullness, […]
Illinois program supporting academic couples ranks high nationally
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was recently ranked second in the nation as a partner-friendly institution on the Partner Hire Scorecard — an online, research-based ranking of universities that provide support for academic couples in the job search process. Illinois’ Dual Career Program, which provides job search assistance for partners of tenure-system faculty […]
Illinois student awarded Beinecke Scholarship
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Justin Wytmar, who recently completed his junior year at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is among 20 students nationally who were awarded the Beinecke Scholarship. The Beinecke award supports graduate study in the arts, humanities or social sciences. Illinois is one of 135 colleges and universities annually invited to nominate one junior […]
Pinholster named new dean of College of Fine and Applied Arts
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Following a national search, Jacob Pinholster has been selected as dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts, effective Sept. 16, pending University of Illinois Board of Trustees approval. Pinholster’s title will be dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts designate until board approval. Pinholster is executive dean for enterprise […]
How is this year’s chaotic Federal Student Aid application process affecting colleges, students?
Stacy Bennett is a professor of education policy, organization and leadership and a senior research associate with the Office of Community College Research and Leadership at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Bennett spoke with research editor Sharita Forrest about the ambitious redesign of the Federal Student Aid loan application and its chaotic deployment process this […]
Awards recognize excellence in public engagement
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Individuals and teams from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who have made a visible impact on society were recently recognized with 2024 Campus Awards for Excellence in Public Engagement. Faculty and staff members, students and community members who engage the public to address critical civic and community issues on local, state, national […]
How have the dynamics between Chicago teachers, public schools changed since 2019 strike?
Chicago public school teachers held an 11-day walkout in fall 2019 before agreeing to a new five-year contract that expires at the end of June. Will current contract discussions result in a summer of contentious negotiations? Robert Bruno is a professor of labor and employment relations at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the co-author […]
Why offer certain types of baccalaureate degrees through Illinois’ community colleges?
Senate Bill 3787, currently in the Illinois legislature, would enable the state’s community colleges to confer some types of baccalaureate degrees — in manufacturing, health care and information systems management — if the programs meet certain specifications. Lorenzo Baber is the director of the Office of Community College Research and Leadership and a professor of […]
Flessner named Office Professional of the Year 2024
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Debra Flessner was selected as the Office Professional of the Year 2024 by the Illinois Administrative Professionals organization at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Flessner, the office administrator for System Offices Shared Services, was presented with the award during the organization’s membership meeting on April 17. This is the 32nd year […]
How are LGBTQ people treated by law enforcement?
June is Pride Month, which commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Inn uprisings in Manhattan that brought the civil rights of LGBTQ+ people to the fore. Stefan Vogler, a professor of sociology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is a co-author of a new American Civil Liberties Union research report, “Policing Progress: Findings from a National Survey of LGBTQ+ […]
The Great American Eclipse and all of its magic
MARTINSVILLE, Ill. — Crowds of people bustle about at the Martinsville Agricultural Fairgrounds on a Monday afternoon with their eyes on the sky. The air ripples with excitement as we eagerly await our chance to witness the moon consuming the sun — a total solar eclipse! I am one of many students representing the University […]