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Illinois comptroller Susana Mendoza talks to faculty and members of the Carbondale community regarding concerns about healthcare and the state budget impasse Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at SIU's Communications Building. (Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena)

Illinois Comptroller releases $523 million for higher education

July 13, 2017

Letter to the Editor: Faculty Association tells students it will ‘fight for the SIUC that you deserve’

April 26, 2017

Left: Pulliam Hall can be seen Jan. 30, 2017, on the university's Carbondale campus. Right: The cougar statue can be seen Jan. 27, 2017, on the university’s Edwardsville campus. (Photos by Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

SIUE is loaning money to SIUC to help keep it afloat

March 31, 2017

A protestor holds a #SaveCSU sign Feb. 26 at a rally in front of the State Capitol in Springfield. (DailyEgyptian.com file photo)

Opinion: Higher ed leaders want, need state budget

March 22, 2017

Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (Chicago Tribune file photo)

Two freshman southern Illinois senators weigh bipartisan budget proposal

January 25, 2017

SIU to pay MAP grants through spring semester

October 10, 2016

DE Poll: How is the budget impasse affecting you?

April 6, 2016

Board discusses MAP payback, future of towers, budget impasse ahead of Thursday meeting

By Evan Jones, @EvanJones_DE

March 23, 2016

The SIU Board of Trustees heard presentations Wednesday morning ranging from potential tuition hikes to proposals for new dorms on the east side of Carbondale's campus.Here's what the nine trustees discussed during the e...

Chancellor: SIUE plans for more students, less state funding

March 14, 2016

GSU students, faculty rally for education funding

By Mike Nolan, The Daily Southtown, Tinley Park, Ill.

March 8, 2016

Mychael Vanarsdale expects to get his bachelor's degree from Governors State University in May, but he said his nephew's plans to attend college in Illinois, possibly at GSU, are uncertain.Vanarsdale, president of the student ...

In time of budget crisis, governor’s approval ratings drop, but not much

March 7, 2016

Budget impasse forcing some students to question future

By Suzanne Baker, Naperville Sun, Ill.

March 6, 2016

Benedictine University junior Samantha Triani is just two semesters away from completing her business degree in management and organizational behavior.How she's going to pay for her final year, however, is uncertain because Illinoi...