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Chancellor unveils plan to cut university budget by $19 million, includes layoffs

Chancellor unveils plan to cut university budget by $19 million, includes layoffs

May 31, 2017

Touch of Nature would ‘have to double’ revenue to match state funding loss

Touch of Nature would ‘have to double’ revenue to match state funding loss

March 9, 2017

Clinical Center director says loss of state funding ‘would be the end of us’

Clinical Center director says loss of state funding ‘would be the end of us’

March 8, 2017

GPSC discusses chancellor search, student trustee election, USG investigation

GPSC discusses chancellor search, student trustee election, USG investigation

March 8, 2017

Graduate assistants plan meeting to solve budget crisis

Graduate assistants plan meeting to solve budget crisis

March 23, 2016

Law school admissions standards dropping the bar

By Cory Ray, @coryray_DE

November 21, 2015

Filed under Campus, News

Law school admissions are dropping across the country, according to the Law School Admission Council, and the SIU School of Law is no exception. SIU's Law School Admission Test 25th percentile score — representing the bottom 25 percent of the c...

Universities battle it out in mock court competition

By Cory Ray, @coryray_DE

November 8, 2015

Filed under Campus, News

Law students put their skills to the test this weekend in a competition that forced them to consider real-world issues. The SIU School of Law hosted its annual National Health Law Moot Court Competition on Saturday and Sunda...

GPSC to help grad students with bursar bills

GPSC to help grad students with bursar bills

November 3, 2015

ASA reduces graduate assistantship funding, leaves staff positions vacant

By Cory Ray, @coryray_DE

November 2, 2015

Filed under Campus, News

The College of Applied Sciences and Arts is trimming its budget with cuts that have reduced available tenured professors and graduate assistantships. The college experienced a budget cut of more than $265,000 — nearly 2.4 percent of its overall bud...

Largest college focuses on enrollment and retention

By Cory Ray, @coryray_DE

October 14, 2015

Filed under Campus, News

With recent budget cuts, the College of Liberal Arts must learn to be less liberal with spending money.The college, which is the largest on campus, was given a total budget cut of $673,000, or 2.5 percent, for this fiscal yea...

Semester contracts create uncertainty concerning spring graduate assistantships

By Cory Ray, @coryray_DE

October 4, 2015

Filed under Campus, News

The introduction of semester-long graduate contracts may spell trouble for SIUC graduate students.John Flowers, president of GAUnited, said most graduate assistant contracts typically were offered for one academic year in the past,...

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