The Southern Alumnus was first published quarterly by the Alumni Association in 1940. Beginning in 1966, the Alumnus magazine was published six times a year, and the Alumni News, the five alternating months. The Alumni News ceased publication in 1976. In 1998, the alumni magazine became known as the Southern Alumni and changed its name again in 2014 to SIU Alumni.

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