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The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) has awarded ŷ����Ϸ���� Illinois University a $275,000 grant to support its agriculture science engagement at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI). ŷ����Ϸ���� is one of 26 institutions in the United States—and the only institution in Illinois—to receive this grant. It is ŷ����Ϸ����’s fourth USDA-NIFA grant and its fifth USDA grant overall.

This weekend, ŷ����Ϸ���� Illinois University will host its first series of virtual Commencement ceremonies!

ŷ����Ϸ���� Illinois University honored celebrated poet, essayist, activist, novelist and scholar Ana Castillo with the Distinguished Alumnus Award during the annual Golden Gala and Alumni Awards. This year’s ceremony, emceed by 2011 Distinguished Alumnus Award winner and retired WGN anchor Robert Jordan, took place Oct. 17.

ŷ����Ϸ���� Illinois University Associate Professor of Psychology Lisa Hollis-Sawyer has published her sixth book, a workbook titled “Black Belt Statistics: A Competency-Based Approach (Plus SPSS and R).”