Illinois State University
Public university in Normal
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| 2025 | U.S. News & World Report ranked Illinois State University 220th among 439 national universities and 112th among 227 public national universities in the United States. |
| 2025 | Forbes magazine ranked Illinois State University 254th out of 500 American colleges. |
| 2024 | Aondover Tarhule becomes the latest president of Illinois State University, taking office in 2024. |
| January 2023 | Thomas Keyser announced as the first dean of the College of Engineering, with plans to welcome first students in 2025. |
| 2022 | Illinois Board of Higher Education approved plans for a new College of Engineering, with proposed programs in general, electrical, and mechanical engineering. |
| 2021 | Larry Dietz concludes his presidency of Illinois State University after serving from 2014 to 2021. |
| 2021 | Terri Goss Kinzy serves as university president from 2021 to 2023. |
| 2021 | The Vidette ceased printing newspapers and became an entirely online news source. |
| 2017 | The team turned down a bid to the College Basketball Invitational (CBI). |
| 2017 | Illinois State Redbirds received an automatic bid to the NIT as the #1 seed. They defeated UC Irvine 85-71 but lost to UCF 62-63. |
| 2015 | The team turned down a bid to the College Basketball Invitational (CBI). |
| 2015 | Illinois State Redbirds received an at-large bid to the NIT. They defeated Green Bay 69-56 but lost to Old Dominion 49-50. |
| April 7 2015 | A tragic plane crash occurred near Bloomington, Illinois, involving a flight carrying Illinois State assistant coach Torrey Ward and six other individuals returning from the NCAA Tournament Final game in Indianapolis. The crash resulted in no survivors. |
| 2014 | Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team participated in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI), achieving a 2-1 record. They won their First Round game against Morehead State 77-67, then defeated Texas A&M 62-55 in the Quarterfinal, but lost in the Semifinal to Siena 49-61. |
| 2014 | Larry Dietz becomes university president, serving from 2014 to 2021. |
| 2012 | Illinois State Redbirds received an at-large bid to the NIT. They defeated Ole Miss 96-93 in overtime but lost to Stanford 88-92 in overtime. |
| 2011 | Illinois State University was selected as the host of the NFA National Championship. |
| 2010 | Illinois State Redbirds received an at-large bid to the NIT, losing to Dayton 42-63. |
| January 20 2010 | WZND student radio station changed its format from a dual format (Rock and Jamz) to a college shuffle format. |
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