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Tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, renowned sitar player Niladri Kumar performing at Krannert Center
Zakir Hussain, known as the preeminent tabla musician currently playing the Indian hand drums, will perform with revolutionary sitar player Niladri Kumar at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. While the two esteemed musicians have played together many times, this is the first time they’ve toured as a duo.
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Is the independent state legislature theory constitutionally valid?
Vikram Amar is the dean of the University of Illinois College of Law and the Iwan Foundation Professor of Law. Amar, an expert in constitutional law, spoke with News Bureau business and law editor Phil Ciciora about the independent state legislature theory, a controversial legal interpretation that some backers of former President Donald Trump invoked in their efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
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How has national security policy changed in the Biden administration?
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign law professor and Heidi Hurd Faculty Scholar Patrick Keenan is an expert in counterterrorism law and international criminal law.
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Illinois alum's film about his brother's life and death in Vietnam to be screened on campus
Illinois alum's film about his brother's life and death in Vietnam to be screened on campus
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Saving an endangered breed of donkey
Saving an endangered breed of donkey
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The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars
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U of I scholar Gaines: Illinoisans don't generally get redistricting but know they want fair, simple, nonpartisan maps
Illinoisans generally are unaware of the every-decade redistricting process but they know what they want out of that process, a University of Illinois expert on gerrymandering said during a recent chat with fellow experts.
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1.3 percent of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018
In 2017-2018, 1.3 percent of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
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Cost of college went up for all students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
In-state tuition and fees rose 0.1 percent for 2018-19 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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62 percent of applicants to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign were admitted for fall 2018
At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 98 percent of undergraduate students are traditional students - age 24 or younger - and 54 percent are male, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
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Graduates earn 13,038 degrees, certificates from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
About 21.7 percent of the 13,038 degrees and certificates handed out by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2017-18 were to students in engineering programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
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Former state university employee Tucker paid in $41K to pension fund, could collect $446K in retirement
Former state university employee James Tucker, who retired in April 2019, saved $41,025 toward a pension over 11 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.
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Former state university employee Valero Quiros paid in $44K to pension fund, could collect $421K in retirement
Former state university employee Maria Carmen Valero Quiros, who retired in April 2019, saved $43,914 toward a pension over 11 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.
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Former state university employee Wells paid in $43K to pension fund, could collect $1.64M in retirement
Former state university employee Susan Wells, who retired in April 2019, saved $42,823 toward a pension over 5 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.
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Former state university employee Lambeth paid in $105K to pension fund, could collect $1.59M in retirement
Former state university employee Gregory Lambeth, who retired in April 2019, saved $104,933 toward a pension over 21 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.
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Former state university employee Kirkland paid in $40K to pension fund, could collect $615K in retirement
Former state university employee Ronald Kirkland, who retired in April 2019, saved $40,485 toward a pension over 9 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.
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Former state university employee Dyson paid in $15K to pension fund, could collect $927K in retirement
Former state university employee Marybeth Dyson, who retired in April 2019, saved $15,006 toward a pension over 7 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.
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Former state university employee Pitt paid in $293K to pension fund, could collect $6.61M in retirement
Former state university employee Leonard Pitt, who retired in April 2019, saved $292,556 toward a pension over 32 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.
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Former state university employee McCracken paid in $151K to pension fund, could collect $2.55M in retirement
Former state university employee Jeffrey McCracken, who retired in April 2019, saved $150,676 toward a pension over 25 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.
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Former state university employee Wheeler paid in $10K to pension fund, could collect $486K in retirement
Former state university employee Mary Wheeler, who retired in April 2019, saved $10,075 toward a pension over 7 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.