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Apr 22, 2026
The University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) has reached a significant milestone in digital accessibility, achieving 100% website compliance, as of April 17, 2025, ahead of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ)…
Apr 21, 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice has extended the Title II digital accessibility compliance date for public entities our size from April 24, 2026, to April 26, 2027. This change gives institutions additional time to…
Apr 20, 2026
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff:
The University of Illinois Springfield and the UPI Local 4100 Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Union have reached a tentative agreement on the terms of a 3-year contract. Union members…
Apr 16, 2026
The following message was emailed to all UIS students on Thursday, April 16, regarding the Faculty Union strike:
Dear Students,
We know you may have questions about how the ongoing strike involving tenured and…
Oct 16, 2026
10.16.26
Dear Faculty and Staff,
I would like to invite you to join me for Chat with the Chancellor from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Oct. 28 in the third-floor atrium of the Public Affairs Center.
This informal gathering is an opportunity for us to…
Oct 08, 2026
October 2026
From Provost Schwab
Colleagues,
With the midpoint of the semester approaching and the first fall colors beginning to arrive, I’ve been thinking about how important it is to protect time for rest and self-care. I know this is a…
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