Eastern Illinois University President Jay Gatrell issued a hiring freeze across campus effective immediately at his spring update Tuesday morning in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Recital Hall.  The...

Over the last two decades, Eastern has lost nearly half the number of students once enrolled as part of a statewide trend in public universities across Illinois. Since the 2004-05 school year,...

On-campus enrollment at EIU has fallen by 9.77% this semester compared to last spring.   This is the most on-campus enrollment has dipped in the past 10 years beside spring of 2021—post COVID-19.  Largely,...

Eastern Illinois University will be losing $260,000 a year for the next 10 years, athletic director Tom Michael said during the board of trustees meeting Thursday. In the meeting at the Tarble Arts...

Editor's Note: This story has been corrected to change all instances of the incorrect word FASFA to FAFSA.  EIU’s on campus enrollment is down 7.35% for fall 2024, marking the biggest percent...

Editor's Note: The previous version of this story contained correct numbers that were misinterpreted by the reporter. This version contains the correct interpretations.   Eastern’s 10th day enrollment...

Faculty Senate’s meeting Tuesday revolved around enrollment numbers on campus and what the Senate can do to continue increasing those numbers. Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management Josh...

Eastern is reporting a 0.2 percent drop in total enrollment for the Fall 2021 semester, according to a press release from Thursday afternoon. This equates to a drop of 18 students. The university called...