In a scathing July 1 letter to the university, the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement - a national accrediting agency - expressed "grave concern" over CSU's ability to continue to meet the group's criteria for accreditation. The letter has sent CSU administrators scrambling to prepare for an upcoming visit by the agency that could lead officials from the group's Higher Learning Commission to yank the university's accreditation or place the school on probation. (0) comments
As state lawmakers prepare to finalize the Illinois budget on Oct. 14, universities across the state are left with little time to campaign for the restoration of the Monetary Award Program - money that over 3,000 students at CSU will no longer receive in 2010 if the grant is permanently cut. (0) comments
This could be the last semester that some students are able to pay for college as state budget woes force lawmakers to make difficult cuts to higher education grants provided to Illinois residents. But a group of university officials are planning to develop a student advocacy campaign to push for the restoration of state funding for various grant programs. (0) comments
A panel of CSU administrators has recommended revamping the university's often-criticized registration process by no longer dropping students who fail to validate their classes. Instead, students who have yet to pay will receive bills in the mail from the university - eliminating the purge date process. (0) comments