higher ed

NIU president Lisa Freeman says, right now, the way Illinois public universities are funded…doesn’t make much sense.“We need a funding formula that's rational, that considers the size of the institution, the mission of the institution and the type of students that the institution serves.”A new bill would create a formula like that. How would it work? And how much money would it pump into universities?

On a new Teachers’ Lounge podcast, the professor who penned “Modern Motherhood: An American History." We also talk about her work to empower women at every stage of their career.

In the past decade, the number of Illinois high schoolers earning early college credit from Advanced Placement or Dual Credit courses has skyrocketed. In the final part of a two-part series, WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports on how dual credit blurs the boundaries between high school and higher ed.

Nearly half of Illinois high school grads who enroll full-time at a community college get placed in a developmental education course. That includes 70% of…

Back in March 2020, Taylor Boelte was finishing up her nursing clinical shift when the hospital told her she wasn’t allowed to come back. Not just her,…

Just a quick drool and you'll get results back in 24 hours. Northern Illinois University will begin using the SHIELD Illinois rapid COVID-19 tests in…

The Kishwaukee College Board voted to extend its president’s contract through 2024. It gives Laurie Borowicz a $10,000 base salary increase to $200,000…

Northern Illinois University is expanding COVID-19 testing efforts into what some might consider an unexpected place: wastewater.Dr. Barrie Bode was the…

We’ve got a special episode this week. Remember a few months back when we heard from those valedictorians about what it was like graduating in the…

Northern Illinois University saw a slight increase in enrollment this fall. Total enrollment at NIU climbed to 16,769 students. That’s only a 1% gain from…