Education

A new Learning Accelerator program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has been selected for funding through the American Talent Initiative IDEAS Fund, in support of the university’s first campuswide, dual-credit program for prospective students leading to first-time entry into four-year degree programs. The program will serve students at lower-income Illinois public high schools.

The financial planning program in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is growing and thriving. The program, a concentration in the ACE undergraduate major, has doubled in size over the past eight years, and now serves 175 students who are preparing for careers as financial advisors.

With the highest enrollment in 50 years, demand continues to grow for academic programs throughout the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Since its establishment in 1941, the Child Development Lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has relied on the strong vision and leadership of its directors. Now, Hannah Kye will lead the CDL into the future. 

CSL Behring, a global biomedical company and industry partner of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, recently donated 750 safety goggles to the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. The Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory organized the donation, which will be kept on-site for staff and student interns engaged in projects requiring protective eyewear. 

This summer, the Center for Digital Agriculture (CDA) hosted the largest cohort of students yet in the four-year history of the CDA Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. In 2023, seven students interned in the 10-week program. This year, that number has tripled to 22 students.

It was at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign that alumna Meagan Roloff discovered a calling that would lead to her dream career as Director of Member Services and Engagement with the National Association for Gifted Children. Roloff’s student research experience at the university’s Child Development Laboratory (CDL) changed not only the course of her academic path but also her life. 

Colleges and universities often highlight leadership development as a critical component of their curriculum — but there is no clear consensus on what constitutes effective leadership education.

Australian agricultural journalist and broadcaster Kallee Buchanan has been named the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s second Visiting Global Agricultural Journalist.

The College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign unveiled plans for a global center for food and agricultural communications on The Cowboy Channel as part of the National Ag Day celebration.