From funding freezes to visa terminations, higher education is a focus of the Trump Administration.

The Illinois Senate passed legislation Thursday that would extend press protections to public media outlets, including NPR and PBS affiliates, that are operated by Illinois colleges and universities.

Bill requires some K-12 schools to pick new mascots, team names, logos

Illinois hosts one of the largest international student populations in the nation, ranking fifth

The Education Department said states risk federal funding if they don’t end DEI programs the feds deem illegal. Illinois said it already pledges to comply with anti-discrimination laws.

The pause comes amid a civil rights investigation at the university. A Northwestern spokesperson said federal funds drive lifesaving innovation at the university, which has not received official notice of the funding freeze.

Program is a Pritzker initiative, aimed at making Illinois colleges more affordable

New study identifies unpaid internships, underrepresentation as barriers to entry

The administration’s research funding and DEI cuts present an existential threat to regional public universities like Southern Illinois University, the economic backbone of the conservative rural region it serves.

Motion seeks to halt mass layoffs, block transfer of agency functions to other federal departments