U of I president proposes more financial aid for Illinois students

Posted on March 15, 2017
University of Illinois
University of Illinois President Tim Killeen has proposed funneling more financial aid to keep students in the state. (Photo courtesy Facebook/University of Illinois)

By Greg Halbleib

CHAMPAIGN – The University of Illinois president has proposed millions in financial aid geared toward keeping more Prairie State students within its borders.

U of I President Timothy Killeen announced his Invest in Illinois, or Triple-I, program today. He proposed a commitment of $170 million in each of the next five years for students from Illinois who attend the university. Killeen’s measure would amend a bill in Springfield that would provide predictable higher education funding in exchange for tangible results in the classroom.

Killeen told the U of I board of trustees today that most students say they choose an out-of-state college for financial reasons.

Greg Halbleib can be reached at [email protected].

 

Blogs

Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all

By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year.  It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …

Is federal mobilization the answer?

By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city.   Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…

In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans

By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…

Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life

Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University.   We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk.  Going to work every day for some people means…