SIU Carbondale Chancellor Rita Cheng joins us to discuss recent changes to pension reform, specifically in relation to the State Universities Retirement System (SURS), and what that means regarding a wave of retirements the University was expecting.

Illinois State Representative David Severin (R-Benton, 117th Distrcit) joins Tom Miller in the studio.

SIU President Randy Dunn joined Tom Miller in the studio to discuss the stopgap measure and how it helped SIU, among other topics.