This is a series of stories about Western Illinois University students, alumni and community members, highlighting their experiences during our 125th anniversary celebration. We will feature 125 ...

MACOMB, IL - - Western Illinois University is proud to announce that its School of Nursing has been granted full accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) for a 10-year ...

Whether it’s Macomb, Carbondale or DeKalb, Illinois ... But Western still has to acknowledge a painful reality. It will have to become a still great, much smaller university.

As a 1995 graduate of Western Illinois University, I was dismayed to read the editorial on the university (“The crisis at Western Illinois University and beyond,” Aug. 13). While it is ...

Staff cuts at Western Illinois University will hit full-time professors and tenured faculty next. During a special meeting Tuesday morning, the WIU Board of Trustees unanimously approved staff ...

Amid declining enrollment and faculty layoffs, Western Illinois University is focused on its evolution with a new president.

MACOMB, Ill. (WMBD) — Western Illinois University received the 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award on Thursday. According to the University, the award from Insight Into Diversity ...

Find WQAD's reporting on that vote here. On Monday, Aug. 5, dozens of Western Illinois University faculty and students, along with community members, protested against an upcoming vote by the ...

Western Illinois University’s board of trustees today approved a second round of layoffs as it tries to close a $10 million budget deficit amid declining enrollment. The decision comes a little ...

Western Illinois University closed both campuses Thursday due to an ongoing police emergency near the main campus in Macomb. Out of an abundance of caution, WIU has also postponed all events and ...

In a bid to cut costs amid an ongoing financial crisis, Western Illinois University has announced that it will be laying off 89 employees — 57 faculty members and 32 staff — this school year.