Located at Illinois' first public university, Center initiatives support the University's goals of serving the citizens of the state and beyond.

Annual Initiatives within the Center:

Superintendent’s Survey: Every year, the Center surveys superintendents throughout the state to capture their perspectives on a variety of timely issues. Below are links to results from the last two superintendent surveys:

Grapevine Data Collection: The Grapevine project entails an annual compilation of data on state tax support for higher education, including general fund appropriations for universities, colleges, community colleges, and state higher education agencies. Each year we ask states for tax appropriations data for the new fiscal year, and we also ask for revisions (if any) to data reported one year ago, two years ago, five years ago, and ten years ago. Updated state reports are entered on the Grapevine web site as they are received from May through December of the calendar year.