The Filler effect How one alumnus inspired a legacy of Illinois graduates who have embraced the commitment to paying it forward.
Curious Encounters with the Natural World Now retired from the Illinois Natural History Survey, alumni Michael R. Jeffords and Susan L. Post have never stopped being curious about the world around them.
Designing the iconic Chicago Theatre Illinois grads played center stage in designing this State Street landmark in 1921...and in rescuing it sixty years later.
Q&A with Rachael Bolek, MEDIA '19 Rachael Bolek found her home on the Daily Illini copy desk. Next stop: an internship at The Washington Post.
The courage to be first When she graduated from Illinois in 1906, Maudelle Brown Bousfield was the only African American woman on campus. A handful of years later, she continued to break down barriers in education—this time in the Chicago Public School system.
Q&A with Victoria Reidenbach, ACES '22 Scholarship recipient Victoria found her calling early when she wrote a high school paper about man-made pollution on the beaches of Hawaii. Now she is devoting her time at Illinois to understanding and researching ways to tackle these preventable environmental issues.
Raising the skyline Fazlur Khan revolutionized city skylines with his innovative engineering—starting in Chicago.
