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Illinois College releases Fall 2025 Dean's List

Congratulations to students who were named to the Illinois College Dean's List for Fall 2025.

Illinois College faculty awarded prestigious gold medal for orchid research

Illinois College’s international reputation for inspiring achievement and empowering students to make a difference in the world was celebrated this week as the College formally received a Gold Medal of Excellence for its award-winning orchid conservation exhibit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

IC welcomes alumna to leadership role

Illinois College welcomed Olivia Dobbs Flores ’20 as director of alumni engagement in early December.

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IC professor's book explores women and violence in theatre

Nancy Taylor Porter’s recently published book, “Violent Women in Contemporary Theatres: Staging Resistance,” covers a lot of ground in exploring ideas of gender, feminism and the women’s movement through the lens of theatre.

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Literary society teams up with Cuddles for Kids to help local children

Illinois College literary society Sigma Phi Epsilon is partnering with Cuddles for Kids and the Jacksonville Police Department to collect stuffed animals for children in challenging situations.

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Multicultural Festival to highlight IC’s many forms of diversity

More than a dozen countries, cultures and customs will be shared this week during Illinois College’s tenth annual Multicultural Festival.

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Visiting scholar shares insight on public history opportunities

David Vail, assistant professor of environmental and agricultural history at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, visited the Illinois College campus on March 19-24, as part of a grant to bring humanities scholars to IC.

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