In a recent segment on "The Daily Show," guest hosted by Roy Wood Jr., evaluated the shortcomings of the American higher education system.
The segment led with a clip of students declaring that college...
I am what you might call a veteran of higher education.
I have an undergraduate degree, two graduate degrees, and am here at EIU working on a third graduate degree. I like to think of myself as...
Eastern students learned about race issues from several different perspectives Monday night, courtesy of six panelists at the event.
Outside of the Buzzard auditorium, a mix of students, faculty and community...
The EIU College Republicans invited U.S. Representative John Shimkus to campus Friday to speak to students and members of the Charleston community.
Shimkus said he does not hold town halls, rather he...
We think it is pretty safe to say that college students want a job after they graduate. The Daily Eastern News editorial board does not anticipate many angry emails disputing this fact in our inboxes tomorrow.
It...
Brooke Schwartz, Administration Reporter
• February 13, 2018
Decreased funding for colleges and universities and how the public misunderstands their mission were two threats to higher education looked at during a faculty forum on Tuesday.
The forum included an...
Brooke Schwartz, Administration reporter
• February 11, 2018
Threats to higher education in Illinois, and what can be done to solve them, will be talked about during a forum set for 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Charleston/Mattoon room of the Martin Luther King Jr. Union.
Speaking...
Illinois’ lack of funding, specifically for higher education and pensions, was dissected in Wednesday’s “Higher Education, Pensions and Politics” panel.
One audience member said in the past, higher...
Two experts on Illinois government will take part in a panel discussion about “Higher Education, Pensions and Politics” 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Charleston/Mattoon Room of the Martin Luther King Jr....
Loren Dickson, Entertainment Reporter
• April 25, 2017
In 1975, the state of Illinois paid roughly 82% of the cost for students to attend college. Over four decades later, Illinois now pays roughly 38% of that cost.
Billy Hung, media coordinator of Eastern’s...
Representatives from the nine public universities and three higher education agencies met with the Senate Committee on Higher Education Tuesday and were asked how they can “tighten their belts” in...
Eastern President David Glassman met with the Illinois Senate Committee on Higher Education Tuesday and presented the ongoing struggles the university has endured as a result of the budget impasse.
After...
