Elyssa Cherney

Kenosha’s Carthage College retires Red Men and Lady Reds team names to boost race and gender equity: ‘We had a name that was offensive to Native Americans’

February 23, 2021 at 1:47 a.m.

Carthage College in Wisconsin is the latest school to rebrand its athletics department as difficult discussions about racial justice and cultural appropriation grip higher education. The liberal arts college in...

Paul Antczak Jr., a nursing student, holds a green sign indicating that he is available to see a patient and give the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Credit Union 1 Arena on Feb. 8, 2021.

‘In 22 minutes, everything was full’: Thousands of Chicagoans receive COVID-19 vaccine at UIC arena as dentistry, nursing and medical students pitch in

February 18, 2021 at 11:16 p.m.

An expansive stadium at the University of Illinois' Chicago campus is serving a new purpose during the pandemic: The Credit Union 1 Arena now operates as a mass COVID-19 vaccination...

Egging of student apartment displaying Israeli flag prompts University of Illinois police probe; school condemns anti-Semitism

February 13, 2021 at 5:50 p.m.

The University of Illinois Police Department is investigating the recent egging of an apartment where students showcased an Israeli flag near the Urbana-Champaign campus, officials said Thursday. Sean Garrick, vice...

Rod Moyer says goodbye to his daughter, Ra'Nhi, 6, a kindergartener, outside Saucedo Scholastic Academy on March 1, 2021, as Chicago Public Schools opened to tens of thousands of kindergarten through fifth graders.

CPS schools reopen — again — with celebration and contention, as alderman calls CTU fight a ‘hostage takeover of our children’

February 11, 2021 at 8:33 p.m.

Suzanne Lucio's 4-year-old son Roman had his outfit picked out as soon as he heard the news that in-person learning at Chicago Public Schools would resume on Thursday: a T-shirt...

Englewood resident Fannie Peeples gets a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from Friend Health nurse Syreetta Stinson at the Peace House of I Grow Chicago, March 26, 2021. I Grow Chicago teamed with Friend Health to provide 150 vaccines, coffee and doughnuts at the event.

2 groups of teachers, 2 different COVID-19 vaccine schedules: College instructors question why they should wait longer for shots than Illinois K-12 educators

February 8, 2021 at 6:32 p.m.

Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz enforces social distancing, sanitizes surfaces and keeps a face shield for emergencies this semester as she convenes in-person classes at Eastern Illinois University. The associate professor decided to...

Hayden Richardson has sued Northwestern University, alleging the school subjected her to sexual harassment and a hostile environment as a member of the cheerleading team.

After cheerleaders’ claims of sexual harassment and racial bias, Northwestern University vows to ‘listen to concerns’ from current and former team members

February 6, 2021 at 1:45 a.m.

A week after a scathing lawsuit raised questions about the treatment of Northwestern University cheerleaders at events that allegedly made them vulnerable to sexual harassment, school officials announced a plan...

Hayden Richardson, 22, outside her Evanston home, sued Northwestern University on Friday, alleging the school didn't respond adequately about her complaints of harassment during cheerleading events.

Cheerleader sues Northwestern University, says she was groped and harassed by drunken fans and that officials tried to ‘cover up’ her complaints, lawsuit alleges

January 31, 2021 at 10:22 p.m.

When Hayden Richardson transferred to Northwestern University for her sophomore year, she hoped that joining the cheerleading team would provide a sense of community and excitement at an unfamiliar school....

Including the new gift, the Crown family has contributed more than $100 million to programs, scholarships and research at U. of C.

Historic gift of $75 million will go to University of Chicago social work school from Crown family

January 27, 2021 at 6:49 p.m.

The University of Chicago's social work school is receiving a $75 million donation from investment magnates James and Paula Crown, the largest gift of its kind in American higher education,...

Signs remind people to social distance and wear masks on the campus of the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.

Latest COVID-19 relief money covers just a quarter of pandemic costs at Illinois’ public universities: Search our list for your school’s allotment

January 25, 2021 at 7:52 p.m.

A second federal stimulus package offers some financial support for Illinois colleges and universities, but the money falls far short from covering the pandemic's sweeping economic toll on higher education....

The Student Center East building on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago is pictured on Oct. 6, 2020.

University of Illinois tuition hike, delayed because of COVID-19, will kick in next year, as trustees approve room and board cost increase

January 21, 2021 at 8:39 p.m.

The University of Illinois will increase housing costs for some undergraduates and raise student fees next fall despite concerns about the ballooning cost of college, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic....

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