/tags/universities Universities en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Mon, 11 Mar 2024 17:26:34 GMT /education/2024-03-11/fontbonne-university-to-close-citing-dwindling-endowment-enrollment The board of the 101-year-old Catholic university voted Sunday to close the Clayton-based private school, officials said. Nearby Washington University has agreed to buy the 16-acre property. Mon, 11 Mar 2024 17:26:34 GMT /education/2024-03-11/fontbonne-university-to-close-citing-dwindling-endowment-enrollment Sarah Fentem, Lauren Brennecke /2024-03-07/illinois-commission-says-state-underfunds-public-universities-by-1-4-billion The commission was formed by the Illinois General Assembly in 2021 to consider new funding formulas for its public universities. Thu, 07 Mar 2024 19:00:00 GMT /2024-03-07/illinois-commission-says-state-underfunds-public-universities-by-1-4-billion Cole Longcor /education/2024-03-01/western-illinois-university-president-steps-down-amid-enrollment-turmoil Guiyou Huang, Western Illinois University’s president, announced Friday he will step down at the end of the month in the midst of the university's enrollment turmoil. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 20:57:08 GMT /education/2024-03-01/western-illinois-university-president-steps-down-amid-enrollment-turmoil Brian Munoz /education/2024-01-05/as-dual-credit-participation-grows-in-illinois-study-shows-gaps-widening As the cost of higher education continues to rise in Illinois and elsewhere, a growing number of students are working to earn as many college credits as possible while they are still in high school. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /education/2024-01-05/as-dual-credit-participation-grows-in-illinois-study-shows-gaps-widening Peter Hancock /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-06-15/religious-colleges-have-a-license-to-discriminate-andrew-hartzler-wants-to-revoke-it A class-action lawsuit challenging the exemption that allows religious colleges to discriminate against gay students, even while receiving federal funds. Wed, 15 Jun 2022 22:03:45 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-06-15/religious-colleges-have-a-license-to-discriminate-andrew-hartzler-wants-to-revoke-it Danny Wicentowski /education/2021-10-18/this-is-how-belleville-is-paying-a-3-million-price-tag-for-the-lindenwood-campus Belleville is using tax increment finance money to close the deal even though Mayor Patty Gregory said the city would use a state grant to pay for the property. Mon, 18 Oct 2021 20:03:32 GMT /education/2021-10-18/this-is-how-belleville-is-paying-a-3-million-price-tag-for-the-lindenwood-campus Mike Koziatek /education/2021-08-03/lindenwood-bought-belleville-campus-for-1-now-the-city-plans-to-buy-it-back-for-3m City Attorney Garrett Hoerner said the city is in “preliminary planning stages” of what it would do with the campus. Tue, 03 Aug 2021 15:14:55 GMT /education/2021-08-03/lindenwood-bought-belleville-campus-for-1-now-the-city-plans-to-buy-it-back-for-3m Mike Koziatek /government-politics-issues/2011-03-07/mccaskill-calls-for-probes-into-sham-universities-that-get-student-visas This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 7, 2011 - U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., announced Sunday that she is calling for a probe… Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:56:31 GMT /government-politics-issues/2011-03-07/mccaskill-calls-for-probes-into-sham-universities-that-get-student-visas Jo Mannies /economy-business/2010-10-04/process-of-turning-ideas-into-money-could-use-a-few-tweaks This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 4, 2010 - In the beginning, there was Gatorade.Well, maybe not at the very beginning, but the… Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:26:14 GMT /economy-business/2010-10-04/process-of-turning-ideas-into-money-could-use-a-few-tweaks Dale Singer