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

It's spring and a time that many young people are looking to the future: high school or possibly higher education.

Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, hosted an online conversation with the Times Opinion columnists M. Gessen, Tressie ...

To support our economy, and ensure everyone — regardless of income, race or ethnicity — has the skills needed to get a good job, the state has to do a better job of funding higher education.

President Donald Trump on Friday began sketching a road map for dismantling the Education Department, with other agencies ...

With reports of travel bans circulating, she likely won't fly home for the summer out of fear she would not be allowed back into the U.S. “You’re here for an education so you’ve got to keep ...

President Donald Trump last week signed an executive order seeking to dismantle the Department of Education. But critics say the president's efforts are illegal. Chicago Tonight is available to ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson has made weekly rounds with Chicago’s Black media outlets and embarked on a “Faith in Government” tour this year, arenas where he’s evidently felt more comfortable antagonizing ...