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The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) has awarded Å·²©ÓÎÏ·¹ÙÍø Illinois University a $456,286 grant to help target equity in its recruitment and retention efforts. This federal CARES Act funding is one of nine Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund competitive grants totaling $3 million that IBHE has awarded to public colleges and universities.

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Å·²©ÓÎÏ·¹ÙÍø Illinois University a five-year, $3 million Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program grant that will help the University increase the number of students who complete STEM majors.

For the seventh year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Å·²©ÓÎÏ·¹ÙÍø Illinois University No. 1 for students who graduate with the least amount of debt among Midwest regional universities. NEIU also ranked highly in three other categories. This week, Å·²©ÓÎÏ·¹ÙÍø also announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded the University a five-year, $3 million Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program grant. If you’re looking for some fun, it’s also NEIU Weekend! Read about all this and more in this week’s Noteworthy at Å·²©ÓÎÏ·¹ÙÍø. 

President Gloria J. Gibson released a video welcoming students, faculty and staff to the Fall 2020 semester. The bookstore has new processes for ordering and picking up books, and multicultural student orientations continue. Read about all this and more in Noteworthy at Å·²©ÓÎÏ·¹ÙÍø.