Southern Illinois University, just 40 miles north, opened up my world. I saw my first concerts here, debated big ideas in giant lecture halls and shared dorms with people who looked like no one I ...

The University of Southern California advanced its partnership with neighboring Hebrew Union College by purchasing a portion of the Jewish university's Los Angeles campus for $35 million.

State legislators are calling for an audit of the now-canceled Discovery Partners Institute project, planned as a $285 million research and teaching facility to anchor the southern edge of The 78 ...

Editor’s note: Molly Parker is a southern Illinois-based journalist and instructor at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. This is a first-person column that includes commentary and analysis.