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

MACOMB, Ill (KWQC) - Western Illinois University is facing potential layoffs starting Tuesday. It’s expected that the WIU administration and board of trustees will approve layoffs at Tuesday’s ...

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 ...

On Monday, Aug. 5, dozens of Western Illinois University faculty and students, along with community members, protested against an upcoming vote by the Board of Trustees set for Tuesday morning.

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.

Western Illinois University announced today it will lay off 89 more faculty members and staff in a second round of job cuts as the school tries to close a budget deficit amid declining enrollment.

"Both the Western Illinois University Macomb and Quad Cities campuses will be closed Thursday, Sept. 5 due to the ongoing police emergency near the Macomb campus," the school's alert said.

Western Illinois University closed both campuses Thursday due to an ongoing police emergency near the main campus in Macomb, where two officers where shot Wednesday evening.

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.

Western Illinois University has announced it will lay off additional faculty members. This comes after 35 contingent faculty members were laid off in June.

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 ...