KENOSHA, WISCONSIN (July 26, 2026) — Carthage College students traveled with faculty on summer J-Term study tours. J-Term is a special month-long period of study in which Carthage students explore subjects outside their majors or minors, discover new interests, and test their creativity through classes held around the world.

The following students from the area participated:

Chase Portner of Moline, Illinois (61265), took the course in New York City Art and Theatre

URBANA, ILLINOIS (July 23, 2026) — In a highly-competitive process, forty-one public policy leaders from across Illinois have been selected for the 2026 class of the Edgar Fellows Program. The group will gather at their Executive Leadership Training Program held August 2 through 6 at the I-Hotel and Conference Center on the University of Illinois (U of I) campus in Urbana-Champaign. The Illinois State Medical Society is the Presenting Sponsor of the 2026 leadership training week.

A three-person "chariot" race was part of the Olympic competition between the teachers on the next-to-last day of the NEH summer institute

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (July 23, 2026) — Classics is having a moment. Over the weekend, The Odyssey cashed in at the global box office, smashing expectations by grossing $264.1 million.

MISSISSIPPI STATE, MISSISSIPPI (July 22, 2026) — More than 3,500 students are on the spring 2026 Graduation List at Mississippi State University (MSU). Recent graduates include:

Katia Clymer, of Davenport, Iowa. Clymer received the Master of Sci Instr Tech from MSU's College of Education.

Pedro Rodriguez-Duran, of Davenport, Iowa. Rodriguez-Duran received the Master of Science from MSU's Bagley College of Engineering.