Deepening Community Ties
Illinois Tech has sat in the heart of Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood since the university was founded—and with the help of a $2 million federal grant, a new initiative will soon deepen the...
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History Through Their Eyes: Program Allows Students to Examine Race Riots of 1919
An assembly of high school students gathered at Illinois Institute of Technology in summer 2024 to flex their creativity and to bring history to new audiences while examining the “Red Summer” of 1919...
Exploring Big City Life and Pioneering Research
Students from universities across the nation converged at Illinois Institute of Technology to engage in an intense 10-week research project and to see the benefits of studying in a large metropolitan...
All Aboard: Illinois Tech Welcomes Students to Campus
Illinois Tech welcomed first-year students to Mies Campus on August 12, 2024. Throughout the week, the new students took part in events across campus to get acclimated to their new home, to meet their...
Illinois Tech, Chicago Humanities Examine How Technology Is Impacting Our Lives
A slate of renowned designers, artists, architects, media personalities, and artificial intelligence pioneers converged on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus on May 18 to participate in a...
Highlighting Illinois Tech's 2024 Commencement Ceremony
Illinois Institute of Technology hosted its 155th Commencement at Credit Union 1 Arena, located on the University of Illinois Chicago’s campus, on Saturday, May 11, 2024. This year’s Commencement was...
Commencement 2024: Where One Chapter Ends and the Next Begins
On Saturday, May 11, 2024, Illinois Institute of Technology’s 2023–24 graduating class of 2,497 students will celebrate a milestone in their lives at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago during the...
Rising Demand: Number of Undergraduate Applicants Doubles in Just Three Years as Illinois Tech Continues to See Surge of Interest
Even after a surge in student enrollment at Illinois Institute of Technology in fall 2023, culminating in the highest enrollment in more than 30 years, the university—armed with a slate of new...
Wireless Visual Prosthesis Brain Implant Marks Two Years Since Revolutionary Surgical Implantation
The groundbreaking Intracortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP), an implant that bypasses the retina and optic nerves to connect directly to the brain’s visual cortex, has announced a significant milestone...
Runway to Opportunity: New Education Partnership to Fast-Track Chicago Students into STEM Careers
A new initiative created through a collaboration between Illinois Institute of Technology and two other major Chicago educational institutions will create specific pathways to tech fields while...