
Northern Illinois University president John G. Peters and acting executive vice president and chief of operations Steven Cunningham lined up with other higher education leaders in the state to...
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Now that scientists have convincing evidence that water helped shape the surface of Mars,...
An international team of paleontologists that includes Northern Illinois University anthropologist Dan Gebo is...
Ordinarily, the topic of accounting wouldn’t stimulate an exciting discussion for most. However, the way...
The ranks of the visually impaired are expected to rise dramatically in the United...

Northern Illinois University president John G. Peters and acting executive vice president and chief of operations Steven Cunningham lined up with other higher education leaders in the state to...
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Paul Wright, a professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KNPE), has been named to the Elizabeth C. Lane, Ph.D., and M. Nadine Zimmerman, Ph.D., Endowed Kinesiology...
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Ten former students (along with their spouses) have joined together to raise more than $1 million to create the Donald E. Kieso Endowed Chair in Accountancy in Northern Illinois...
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Interested in hosting an international student?
The ELS Language Center in DeKalb is in search of host homes for international students during the 2013-2014 academic school year. In return, host...
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Northern Illinois University junior Communications major Richard Bennett–a former Army serviceman from Homer Glen who risked his life to save another’s during battle–is among 90 finalists for Major League...
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Northern Illinois University President John Peters and senior administrators have been actively involved in building consensus on a pension stabilization solution for the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) that enjoys the unanimous support...
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Wayne Duerkes and Anastasia Kocher – NIU’s inaugural University Honors Scholars – delivered the...

NIU Social Summer is back! A year ago, NIU Athletics initiated an effort across its...

Northern Illinois University received top honors for its “NIU Lip Dub” at the Sports...

Through the Latino Resource Center, Northern Illinois University is offering a specialized, one-credit-hour UNIV...
John Lewis, senior research scholar at NIU's Regional Development Institute, moderated a panel of...

From the moment he stepped on campus in 2012, Nay Yan Oo has taken...

All 17 Northern Illinois teams surpassed the national standards for academic progress measured by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) through its Academic Progress Rate (APR) for 2013, the eighth consecutive year that every NIU team has “made the grade.” The primary tool used by the NCAA to measure the academic progress of every Division...

Former Northern Illinois University associate vice president and director of Athletics Jeff Compher has been named one of four Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Under Armour Athletic Directors of the Year (ADOY) by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) for his work at NIU. Compher was one of 28 winners spanning seven divisions...

The Mid-American Conference announced that Matthew Streb, the Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) at Northern Illinois University will take over as chair of the MAC Council of Faculty Athletics Representatives, replacing Western Michigan University’s Fred Sitkins. The announcement came following the conclusion of the 2013 MAC Spring Meetings in Cleveland, Ohio. In December, Streb–an associate professor and...

Chair of the Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees Cherilyn G. Murer participated in...

Applications for the Supportive Professional Staff (SPS) Scholarship Fund are now available. The SPS Scholarship...

Looking to stay busy this summer? Beginning June 17, artists of all ages will be...