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Illinois Receives 2026 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is one of five U.S. institutions to receive the 2026 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization, a national distinction recognizing excellence in embedding global engagement across teaching, research, and public engagement.
Illinois has won the Comprehensive Award twice (2008, 2026) and the Spotlight Award once (in 2025) for the IGlobal Program in the College of Education. Illinois is the only institution to have achieved this combination of awards over time.
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