EIU president Jay Gatrell held a meeting Friday presenting data concerning enrollment and finances about the university.   The last 15 fiscal years have seen a decline in total enrollment. For example,...

Eastern Illinois University will be losing $260,000 a year for the next 10 years, athletic director Tom Michael said during the board of trustees meeting Thursday. In the meeting at the Tarble Arts...

Next year, Eastern’s volleyball team will not be at Groniger Arena. The Panthers will hold all of their practices and play all of their home games starting in the fall 2025 season in south McAfee...

According to the 2025 U.S. News and World Report rankings, Eastern Illinois University has been named the top independent public regional university in Illinois and is ranked seventh in the region for...

It was only a little more than a year ago when Jay Gatrell was voted as Eastern’s 13th president.    Gatrell, who acted as provost and vice president of academic affairs for Eastern from 2017 to...

Editors Note: This article has been corrected for accuracy   Eastern has received new grants to improve academic life for students and faculty, said President Jay Gatrell at the 2024 spring update...

The presidential investiture ceremony began at 1 p.m. Wednesday and there were students with also a lot of staff that celebrated the confirmation of Eastern's president, Jay Gatrell.   Students found...

Beginning his day at around 6:05 a.m. with Starbucks, followed by entering his office around 6:15 and 6:30 to check both of his email accounts, Eastern’s President Jay Gatrell looks forward to getting...

The Strategic Planning town hall meeting was presented by current Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Jay Gatrell. He outlined his new strategy when he is President of Eastern.  This...

Eastern’s chapter of University Professionals of Illinois, EIU-UPI, have been negotiating contracts with the university for the last year. Those involved with EIU-UPI have been protesting for over...

Inclusion of all types of people in different programs and ways to make them feel included has been a topic at Eastern Illinois University. It is just one place that claims to be "committed to diversity...