This page archives past U of I System news stories . To see stories 2016 to the present, visit the System Newsroom.
2015 news releases
Dec 16 U of I awarded $5.5 million Department of Defense grant
Nov 12 U of I trustees call for approval of state budget University of Illinois, Steven Salaita to settle litigation Board item 21 (settlement)
Oct 28 U of I impact: $13.9 billion in annual income to Illinois economy
Oct 19 President Killeen announces $24 million in cost-saving initiatives
Sep 10 U of I trustees approve employee background checks
Sep 8 U of I reports record enrollment
Aug 14 Chancellor Wise says she will resign, resume tenured faculty role
Aug 12 Wise reassigned; Wilson to be acting chancellor Barbara J. Wilson recommended as interim chancellor of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus
Aug 7 Potential FOIA compliance issue discovered and reviewed Supplemental Release
Aug 6 Phyllis M. Wise steps aside as Urbana-Champaign campus chancellor
Jul 23 Trustees finalize agreement for new medical school in Urbana
Jun 24 Killeen to head Illinois Science & Technology Coalition board
Jun 16 Diverse business opportunity fair (from the Procurement Diversity office)
Jun 3 Killeen redirects $8.2 million for student programs
May 27 Public universities advocate for state funding support
May 7 Easter awarded Trustees' Distinguished Service Medallion Presentation from the advisory task force on the College of Medicine to the Academic and Student Affairs committee (PDF), May 6
Apr 1 U of I issues "sheltered market" request for proposals for IT
Mar 12 Trustees approve new medical school in Urbana
Mar 11 Easter recommends approval of Urbana medical school (Text of statement available)
Feb 18 Statement from University of Illinois President Robert Easter
Jan 29 A statement by the University re Steven Salaita complaint
Jan 15
Trustees formally approve U of I president, UIC chancellor
No base tuition increase for in-state, U of I freshman McMillan elected U of I Board chairman
Jan 5 U of I recommends no base tuition increase for in-state freshman