Eastern’s Council on Academic Affairs met Thursday for their weekly meeting to discuss and approve new courses. The Council approved English 3902, a second language acquisition and the teaching of English. This course is primarily for students who plan to teach English in their future career. Council member Marita Gronnvoll said, “For example, you graduate.
A new, strike-ending contract for Eastern Illinois University s faculty and academic support union is set for a vote of the university s board of trustees, following its formal approval by union
Members of the Eastern Illinois University union came to a tentative agreement with the university administrators Thursday, while unions at Chicago State University and Governors State University remain on strike. Unions at the three Illinois public universities went on strike in early April after contract negotiations with their respective administrations fell through, primarily over increasing.