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Students from the Sigma Delta Tau social sorority and members of student government listen to speakers on the Mobile Museum of Tolerance at the Illini Hillel on Monday afternoon. The bus hosts interactive workshops to raise voices against intolerance, anti-Semitism, bullying, racism and hate.

Mobile Museum of Tolerance visits campus

April 15, 2021
University students exit the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District 120 Teal bus outside of the PAR dorm on Saturday. CUMTD will release two hydrogen fuel buses this fall to cut down on carbon emissions.

CUMTD begins transition to hydrogen fuel buses, reducing carbon emissions

April 12, 2021
Professor Peter Abbamonte adjusts his video camera for students who choose to attend class online on Nov. 2. The University is planning on introducing more in-person classes for the fall of 2021.

University plans for fall 2021, includes more in-person events

April 6, 2021
A student sits alone on the Main Quad at the University of Illinois on Oct. 29. Students have been dissatisfied with the lack of a spring break and claim it has led to increased worries with their mental health.

Lack of spring break affects students’ mental health

March 29, 2021
A University of Illinois graduate takes a photo while seated at the May 16, 2015 Commencement at Memorial Stadium. The University will be conducting a hybrid of virtual and in-person private stage crossing experiences for 2020 and 2021 graduates this May.

UI gears up for University-wide commencement celebrations

March 26, 2021
A Covid-19 testing worker at the Church of the Living God discusses vaccine protocols with a patient on Feb. 20. The University is now allowing higher education employees to receive the vaccine.

University announces vaccine eligibility for higher education employees

March 22, 2021
Illinois student Maximus Torres takes a University COVID-19 test at the ARC on Feb. 1. The test recently gained Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA.

UI saliva-based testing expands beyond campus after Emergency Use Authorization

March 22, 2021
An Illinois student enters the Student Financial Aid office on Oct. 22, 2018. Illinois continues to utilize COVID-19 Supplemental Stimulus Funding on student tuitions and funding for the institution.

UI financial aid options remain available during pandemic

March 11, 2021
Students learn about various RSOs at Quad Day on Aug. 26, 2018. The majority of RSOs have had to move their activities online since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

RSOs balance virtual, in-person events in spring

March 4, 2021
A Carle pharmacist draws the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine solution into a needle at the Church of the Living God on Saturday afternoon. University researchers have suggested the population double mask and avoid in-person eating.

University researchers’ precautions contrast county rules 

February 25, 2021
The front entrance to the Activities and Recreation Center stands tall late in the afternoon. The ARC has reopened to students in a limited capacity, making reservations hard to attain for some students.

Students complain over backed-up ARC reservations

February 8, 2021
A group of students eat lunch outside of the SDRP on Sept. 13. The University has taken measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the spring semester.

University COVID protocols praised; precautions increase for spring

February 1, 2021
A UC Books to Prisoners drop-off box sits inside the School of Information Sciences building on Tuesday morning.

Graduate organization holds book drive for CU Books 2 Prisoners

January 26, 2021
Students board the 9B Brown MTD bus at a stop on Wright St on Oct. 4, 2019.

MTD reduces service, decreases student fee for spring

December 11, 2020
Astronaut Mike Hopkins poses for a headshot. Hopkins is an Illinois alumni and recently boarded the International Space Station as part of a Space X mission.

Former Illini leads new SpaceX mission

December 1, 2020
The McKinley Health Center is pictured above.

Students organize text-based mental health support group

November 19, 2020
Changes in student loan servicing to impact borrowers

Changes in student loan servicing to impact borrowers

November 12, 2020
University proctoring facility reaches hiring goal; Proctorio draws continued resistance

University proctoring facility reaches hiring goal; Proctorio draws continued resistance

October 26, 2020
Beachgoers enjoy a day in the sun on a beach in Florida during Spring Break 2019.

University lays out plans for fall break, spring return

October 22, 2020
ICE agent Jorge Field stands outside the home of a 47-year-old Mexican national in Montebello, California. The University opposed a rule to eliminate “Duration of Status” admission.

UI opposes proposal to eliminate duration of status admission

October 12, 2020
Overflow of online exams leaves University searching for proctors

Overflow of online exams leaves University searching for proctors

October 8, 2020
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