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  The Odyssey impact: Aiesha’s no-cost return to college

  Oct 30, 2025 7:30 am

  The Odyssey Project invites low-income adult learners to earn college credits at no cost — with free meals, textbooks, even bus fare.

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  U of I System partners with Taiwanese universities to increase Mandarin language opportunities

  Oct 14, 2025 12:30 pm

  The University of Illinois System is expanding Mandarin language education for students across all three of its campuses in collaboration with the University Academic Alliance in Taiwan. This partnership, facilitated by the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and National Tsing Hua University, provides new opportunities for students to study in Taiwan and for faculty and staff to engage in exchanges with colleagues at leading Taiwanese universities.

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  U of I System leaders hit the road to build, strengthen partnerships: driving economic impact across Illinois

  Oct 6, 2025 9:15 am

  Fresh off of announcing a study showing the University of Illinois System generates $24.9 billion annually for the state’s economy, system leaders will crisscross Illinois to meet with communities and community leaders, legislators and businesses to explore new and strengthen existing partnerships centered around critical topics including student pathways to higher education, workforce and economic development, rural health care and farmland conservation.

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  U of I System tour: Five years of partnerships, statewide impact

  Oct 6, 2025 8:30 am

  The fifth annual University of Illinois System Leadership State Tour forges new partnerships and deepens established ones to fuel momentum around the system’s greatest strengths: world-class education, workforce development, research and innovation, health and well-being, and statewide economic impact.

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  U of I System delivers $24.9B impact on state economy, study reports

  Oct 3, 2025 10:15 am

  The University of Illinois System generates $24.9 billion a year for the state’s economy and supports more than 225,000 jobs, one of every 37 jobs in the state, according to the findings of a system-commissioned study announced today.

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