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March 16, 2010
ISU students, Latinos key to accurate Census count (Bloomington Pantagraph)
NORMAL — Illinois State University students make up nearly 40 percent of Normal’s population and could bring about $2.4 million in state money to the town’s coffers.

COMMENTARY: Huck Finn Is Everywhere (Chronicle of Higher Education)
Last spring, while I was checking in at my doctor's office, I struck up a conversation with the receptionist, who shared that he was an engineering student at a nearby California State technical college. The institution had already announced that all summer courses were canceled, and he had just found out that, very likely, none of the classes he needed to complete his degree would be offered in the fall.

State Cuts Are Pushing Public Colleges Into Peril (Chronicle of Higher Education)
Nevada, in particular, faces deep reductions and demanding demographics

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03/11/10: Chairwoman Carrie J. Hightman Reacts to Gov. Quinn’s Budget Message
“The fiscal 2011 budget unveiled by Governor Quinn is notable for its effort to keep the doors of educational opportunity open for students with financial need. The spending plan sustains funding for the need-based Monetary Award Program, and we commend the Governor for making college affordability a high priority for the higher education budget.

03/03/10: Governor Names Two To Board Of Higher Education
A Chicago attorney and a retired academic have been appointed by Gov. Pat Quinn to serve on the Illinois Board of Higher Education, the state’s coordinating agency that oversees colleges and universities.

02/12/10: Hightman Urges Legislative Action on Cash Crisis
Carrie Hightman, Chairwoman of the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE), released the following statement today regarding the serious cash flow problems faced by public colleges and universities in Illinois:

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