higher ed

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…

Black and Latinx college students in Illinois aren’t as successful as their white peers. That’s according to a new state report.Ginger Ostro is the…

As COVID-19 started shutting down international travel in March, students from Northern Illinois University studying abroad had to be rushed back…