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

The next event is Thursday evening on the UIS campus.

Education at all levels is facing more scrutiny from the Trump Administration. We discuss what it could mean.

Bill would allow community colleges to offer four-year bachelor’s degree programs

The deal prevents a possible strike on campus.