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Problems with part of the current pension system have created issues for school districts hiring teachers.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor James Minor says greener pastures are ahead for the Metro East school.

A total of 12,813 students are enrolled at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville — a 7.7% increase since last fall, according to the Metro East campus.

The partnership also helped lead to charges being filed in a separate homicide case from 2011. Law enforcement and academics believe the program could be replicated elsewhere in the state.

Officials at Southern University of Illinois Edwardsville and Webster University are working with international students who have had their visas revoked to help them finish their degrees in their home countries.

Last month, campus leaders proposed getting rid of the physics major and minor, which was met with skepticism from some faculty and staff.

The Wedge Innovation Center will host space for business startups, a venture capital firm and various Southern Illinois University Edwardsville centers. It’s the first completed project from AltonWorks, a real estate company spearheading numerous economic development projects in town.

The proposal would allow all students currently declared as a physics major or minor an opportunity to complete the program. It would not eliminate all physics courses.

The Cougars used stingy defense and 20 points from Collinsville native Ray’Sean Taylor to win the Ohio Valley championship 69-48 over Southeast Missouri State.

Along with an unspecified number of job cuts and changes to academic programs, the plan includes early retirement buyouts that will start this spring to balance the budget by 2027.