Enrollment Down Nearly 9% at Western Illinois University
The WIU administration blames the uncertainty caused by the two year state budget impasse for this year's drop in enrollment.
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The WIU administration blames the uncertainty caused by the two year state budget impasse for this year's drop in enrollment.
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