The 217 Today Podcast

217 Today: New provost comes to U of I after increasing diverse enrollment, long political science career

 
John Coleman, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Provost as of July 19, 2023.

John Coleman, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Provost as of July 19, 2023. University of Illinois

June 20, 2023

Today's headlines:

  • A Democratic Illinois Congressman says lawmakers need to do more to prevent mass shootings.
  • Illinois police departments can now use drones to patrol parades and other special events.
  • An Illinois prison watchdog is calling on the state to act faster to meet its own goal of closing all youth prisons.
  • University of Illinois researchers are working on a way to make it easier to locate cancerous tumors in the body. 

In today's deep dive, we’ll hear a conversation with the incoming provost of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Reporting contributed by Alex Degman, Patrick Smith, Owen Henderson and Reginald Hardwick.

 

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