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About Us The Illinois Institute of Independent Colleges and Universities was established in 1982 with a broad mandate to strengthen private higher education in Illinois through research fundraising and other collaborative activities. What We Do Over the years the Institute has launched and managed successful projects to boost the quality of instruction at private colleges and universities and in K12 classrooms throughout Illinois. Ideas and Opinions In an era of unprecedented change in higher education the Institute seeks to serve as a clearing house to promote the exchange of new ideas to meet current programmatic and fiscal challenges. About Us The Illinois Institute of Independent Colleges and Universities was established in 1982 as a 501 c 3 organization with a broad mandate to strengthen private higher education in Illinois through research fundraising and other collaborative activities.