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- 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
- March 12, 2020 - - - - - - - - COVID-19 UPDATES ARE LISTED BELOW - - - - - - - -
- June 11, 2020 Graduate Student Grade Policy for Covid 19 in Summer 2020
- June 08, 2020 Summer 2020 Credit/No Credit (C/NC) Option Update
- May 05, 2020 Changing Grade Type Update from Provost Gatrell
- May 05, 2020 EIU shares details of CARES Act assistance for students impacted by COVID-19
- June 01, 2020 ARCHIVED MATERIALS: EIU's Spring 2020 COVID-19 FAQs
- April 24, 2020 Sign-ups for EIU's Student Move-out Process to Begin May 1: Details Here
- April 08, 2020 An Important Message from President Glassman Following the Executive Order Extension
- April 02, 2020 Joint Message from EIU's President Glassman and City of Charleston's Mayor Combs
- March 20, 2020 An Important Message from President Glassman Regarding Today’s Executive Order
- March 19, 2020 AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL EIU STUDENTS
- March 18, 2020 EIU Board of Trustees emergency meeting Thursday, March 19
- March 17, 2020 A Coronavirus Update from President Glassman
- March 12, 2020 Important Message from EIU Leaders Regarding COVID-19
- March 04, 2020 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Advisory Regarding Travel
- January 31, 2020 Information and Updates on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
- April 25, 2011 Board of Trustees Grants Tenure to EIU Faculty Members
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What People are Saying About Us
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
Farhed Sadeh GIves Financial Advice
Farhed Sadeh GIves Financial Advice on WalletHub.com. | news
EIU Alum Miller Helps Create First-Ever Comprehensive Mycology Checklist
EIU alum and Illinois Natural History Survey mycologist Andrew Miller
helped create the first comprehensive checklist of North American fungi. | news
