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Apr 21, 2011
A longtime leader in the CIC's efforts to keep government documents in the hands of the public has received a major honor for her work. Lou Malcomb, head of the Government Information and Kent Cooper Services Department in IU's Herman...
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Apr 19, 2011
Pennsylvania State University President Graham Spanier on Monday delivered remarks regarding the academic advantages of joining the Big Ten athletic conference to a University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty audience on Monday. Dr. Spanier was brought to campus for the second of...
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Apr 17, 2011
Connect with CIC colleagues during the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian American Studies by attending the
CIC-Asian American Studies Consortium/AAAS Mentoring Breakfast on Saturday, May 21. The goals of this working breakfast are to connect mentees and mentors,...
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Apr 14, 2011
The federal budget plan expected to be approved by Congress this week would make deep cuts in international and foreign language programs at CIC universities. The Chronicle of Higher Education reported today that the reductions to two programs authorized under...
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Apr 13, 2011
The challenge of stewarding legacy print collections in the digitization era will be the center of discussion at the upcoming CIC Center for Library Initiatives Conference "What's In Store? Collaborative Strategies for Managing CIC Print Collections."
The conference will take...
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Apr 08, 2011
A delegation of CIC staff led by Director Barbara McFadden Allen will participate in the upcoming Fourth Global Meeting of Associations of Universities in New Dehli. The conference, "Internationalization of Higher Education: New Players, New Approaches" opens April 11 and...
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Apr 04, 2011
The newly launched CIC Center for Advanced Study in International Competitiveness (CASIC) gained momentum towards its goal to bring CIC faculty together under a collaborative research umbrella during its successful research summit on April 1-2. More than 90 people attended...
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Mar 31, 2011
In a Chicago Tribune article published March 31, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletic Director Tom Osborne touted the academic benefits of being a member of the Big Ten Conference.
UNL will become an official member of the Big Ten and the...
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Mar 31, 2011
Six CIC libraries have agreed to proceed with a pilot of Relais D2D, a next-generation software platform for consortial borrowing.
The University of Chicago; University of Iowa; University of Michigan;
Michigan State University; Northwestern University; and Pennsylvania
State University will implement Relais...
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Mar 31, 2011
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs released a report, "A
Master Plan for Higher Education in the Midwest: A Roadmap to the Future
of the Nation’s Heartland," at a March 31 program co-sponsored by the
CIC.
The complete report is now available for...
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Mar 23, 2011
The Champaign News-Gazette featured the upcoming Center for Advanced Study in International Competitiveness (CASIC) Research Summit in its March 23 editions.
The article, "UI leads global interdisciplinary project" highlights University of Illinois business professor Joseph Cheng's efforts to develop the...
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Mar 22, 2011
Judge Denny Chin of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a long-awaited ruling Tuesday afternoon, rejecting a proposed settlement between Google and the plaintiffs (publishers and authors) in the Google Books lawsuit. It is the...
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Mar 18, 2011
The CIC's ability to measure its impact resulted in closer ties with its members, reports Northwestern University Kellogg School of Business faculty member Jason Saul in his new book, "The End of Fundraising: Raise More Money by Selling Your Impact,"...
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Mar 18, 2011
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey S. Perlman challenged the institution's faculty to make the most out of the opportunities provided by UNL's pending entry into the CIC, the Lincoln Journal Star reported in its March 18 editions.
Perlman gave an...
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Mar 16, 2011
Nine students who participated in the 2010 Summer Research Opportunities Program have received citations honoring their scholarship.
The Exemplary Summer Research Citation is a new award based on a strategic partnership between the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), participating SROP...
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Mar 11, 2011
Dr. James J. Duderstadt, president emeritus
of the University of Michigan, will present his ideas for a "master plan
for higher education in the Midwest" at the Global Midwest Program on
March 31 in Chicago. The Global Midwest Program is co-sponsored by the
Chicago...
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Mar 09, 2011
Seats Are Available for April 1-2 Event in Chicagoland A new collaborative center aiming to provide research leadership in the study of complex international competitiveness issues is hosting a summit with a unique goal – to promote large-scale, team-based interdisciplinary...
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Mar 04, 2011
The University of Illinois has become the first CIC institution and the twelveth university in the nation to implement eduroam, a secure wireless network which allows guest users to log in with their ID and password from their home institution....
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Mar 01, 2011
A CIC delegation enjoyed a warm welcome from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Monday as it visited the campus for the first time.
UNL will become a member of the CIC on July 1, 2011, the same date it becomes...
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Feb 24, 2011
Senior CIC staff will visit the University of Nebraska-Lincoln next week as preparations continue to welcome UNL into the CIC on July 1. The upcoming visit was the focus of a Feb. 23 article in the Lincoln Journal Star.
"It's...
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