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- July 27, 2020 *** Campus Resources and Updated FAQs *** (Updated 11/16/20)
- November 25, 2020 EIU to Offer COVID Testing December 2 and December 15
- November 24, 2020 EIU’s Gail and Richard Lumpkin School of Nursing receives Simulation Center grant from Coles Community Health Program
- November 24, 2020 Glenn Hild Student Art Gallery honors former EIU dean, instructor
- November 20, 2020 EIU awarded $1 million for Illinois Innovation Network Hub
- November 16, 2020 Important Information for all EIU Students for after Thanksgiving
- November 16, 2020 Fall 2020 Academic Affairs Update - Credit / No Credit Grade Option - Deadline 12/8/2020
- November 13, 2020 EIU to Offer COVID Testing November 17
- November 10, 2020 EIU Board of Trustees meeting Friday, November 13
- November 03, 2020 ELECTION DAY: Student Voting Update
- November 02, 2020 EIU announces free application for all prospective Fall 2021 students
- October 31, 2020 State Mitigation Update - October 30, 2020
- October 26, 2020 EIU's Cole Hoover Named A Lincoln Student Laureate
- October 26, 2020 Road Scholar to give EIU a peek into the American Indian way of life
- October 21, 2020 EIU student earns Illinois Teacher of the Year distinction
- October 20, 2020 EIU’s 2020 Alumni Award winners announced
- October 14, 2020 EIU's Panther mascot celebrates 90th birthday October 16
- October 09, 2020 EIU celebrates installation of new “We Are EIU” flagpole
- October 08, 2020 EIU, community partners offering free COVID testing, flu shots October 14
- September 30, 2020 EIU releases summer 2020 honors list
- September 28, 2020 Northwest Herald reporter and EIU alum Katie Smith recognized as Illinois' Reporter of the Year
- September 11, 2020 EIU celebrates enhanced partnership with First Mid
- September 09, 2020 EIU Board of Trustees meeting Friday, September 11
- September 08, 2020 Eastern Illinois University reports more than 10 percent enrollment gain
- August 31, 2020 WEIU now livestreaming programs
- August 24, 2020 2020 Convocation Transcript (from Sunday, August 23)
- July 21, 2020 EIU Response to COVID-19: Main Page
- August 17, 2020 A Message to Our Charleston and Coles County Community
- July 17, 2020 EIU Releases Campus Guidebook with Return-to-Campus Guidelines for Fall
- July 14, 2020 A Message to EIU's International Student Community from Dean Hendrickson
- June 29, 2020 EIU reinforces accessibility with focused shift to test-optional admission
- June 26, 2020 EIU’s board celebrates “The Gail & Richard Lumpkin School of Nursing”
- June 25, 2020 A Message from President Glassman: EIU's Return-to-Campus Plans
- June 23, 2020 EIU Board of Trustees meeting Friday, June 26
- June 16, 2020 EIU recognizes more than 800 undergraduates on Spring 2020 Deans’ List
- June 15, 2020 EIU's Updated COVID-19 Website, Signage Available
- June 11, 2020 EIU selects Gibson as Executive Director of ITS
- June 11, 2020 EIU Statement (June 11, 2020)
- June 03, 2020 EIU selects Flaherty as next VP for Student Affairs
- June 03, 2020 EIU announces its 2020 Distinguished Seniors
- May 05, 2020 EIU expands student resident safety amidst coronavirus concerns
- May 31, 2020 A Message from President Glassman
- May 11, 2020 EIU welcomes Danielle Wilberg as Director of Development
- March 11, 2020 EIU names Sean Reeder Vice President for Business Affairs
- February 25, 2020 EIU recognizes more than 700 undergraduates on Fall 2019 Deans’ List
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What People are Saying About Us
EIU Recognized by USNWR for Affordability, Access, Student Success
A low cost of attendance, an average of 14-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio, and a constant graduation rate of 90% has earned EIU national praise in U.S. News and World Report. | news
EIU Professor featured in WalletHub article
Professor Nicholas Robinson was featured in WalletHub's piece about credit cards for fair credit. | news
Charleston Named Top 10 "Hidden Gem" College Towns
Location is key when searching for a school, and it can make or break a college experience. That's why we're happy to announce that Charleston, Illinois was named one of the top 10 best “hidden gem” college towns in the U.S.! | news
Discovery Partners Institute Receives $500 Million for Technology Innovation
Gov. JB Pritzker announced a $500 million state investment for the planning and construction of the Discovery Partners Institute — a public-private research and workforce development network. Eastern Illinois University is one of the hubs.
| newsEastern Illinois University part of effort to address Illinois teacher shortage
The Illinois-based Golden Apple Foundation has recruited EIU to be one of two higher education partners for the new Accelerators Program, set to prepare 50 teacher candidates during the 2020-2021 school year. | news
Charleston tops "Best College Towns in America" list
Charleston, home of Eastern Illinois University, was the highest-ranked Illinois town on the WalletHub.com list. | news
EIU Enrollment increases for second consecutive year
Eastern Illinois University was one of only two of Illinois' independent, non-system universities demonstrating a fall 2019 enrollment gain. This is the second consecutive fall-to-fall increase for EIU, which was again recently recognized as a top Illinois institution*. *Eastern Illinois University is ranked the topmost independent public regional university in Illinois, according to data released in September 2019 by U.S. News & World Report. USNWR Data also shows that Eastern ranks as the third-highest independent public university in the Midwest. | news
State Farm invests $100K in Eastern Illinois University tech programs
The foundation of the State Farm insurance company donated $100,000 to Eastern Illinois University for computer lab and networking upgrades. | news
Graduates earn 2,267 degrees, certificates from Eastern Illinois University
The U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Charleston conferred 151 bachelor's degrees and 107 master's degrees in education programs. | news
EIU Business Prof Featured on WalletHub.com
Crystal Y. Lin, Ph.D., CFA, CFP and professor of finance, in the School of Business at Eastern Illinois University was featured on wallethub.com. | news
EIU Named A Top Online Master's in History Program for 2019
Eastern Illinois University was one of only 27 institutions in the U.S. that earned the distinction. | news
Ryan Burge Interviewed for NBC Documentary
Ryan Burge was interviewed/featured about his research and pastor work for a short NBC documentary, linked here. | news
