Category: Global
A decade after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorism attacks stunned the world, government measures and the watchful eyes of U.S. citizens have effectively made Americans safer from terrorists, NIU political science professor Christopher Jones says. Government agencies have been talking to each other more, airport security is tougher and citizens themselves are more alert. “People...
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and internationally renowned historian John W. Dower will visit the Northern Illinois University campus to deliver the next installment of the W. Bruce Lincoln Endowed Lecture Series. Dower’s lecture, “Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, 9-11, Iraq,” will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium. Admission...
Kathy Kelly, a Chicago-based peace activist, will visit NIU this month to address recent experiences in Afghanistan. She also will talk about her travels to Pakistan and Gaza. She will speak at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, in the Lincoln Room of the Holmes Student Center. Kelly is the co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Non-Violence,...
Northern Illinois University is launching two new bachelor degree programs, both of which will appeal to students who seek careers that will make a difference in the world around them. The Illinois Board of Higher Education earlier this month approved the new interdisciplinary majors—one in environmental studies and the other in community leadership and civic engagement....
NIU’s Division of International Programs is seeking nominations for two awards that will be presented this fall during the annual International Recognition Reception. The “Outstanding International Educator Award” honors an NIU faculty or staff member who has contributed significantly toward international education at the university. The Division of International Programs will recognize the award recipient...
The United States is celebrating this year the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps, a volunteer program that has sent more than 200,000 Americans around the globe to promote world peace and friendship. When the Peace Corps was founded in March of 1961, NIU became an early and active advocate for service in the Corps. Through...
Christopher Jones, associate vice provost for University Honors at Northern Illinois University, has returned from a trip to Taiwan this month where he and nine other senior U.S. scholars and researchers discussed security relations between the United States, Taiwan and China. Jones, a professor of political science, was selected as the Midwest region representative. He and...
The Eddie Gomez Trio will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the NIU School of Music. The concert is free and open to all ages, and the auditorium is accessible to all. Call (815) 753-1546 for more information. A legendary bassist, the Grammy-winning Gomez been on the...
In Washington, D.C. … Now that Congress and the president have agreed to a plan to reduce spending and the federal deficit, we are awaiting the details of which federal programs will be reduced and by how much. Congress is on a four-week recess, returning after Labor Day. THE MOST IMMEDIATE REACTION to the recent...
NIU will host a two-day international workshop early next month examining the cultural models of nature and the environment held by primary food producers worldwide. Department of Anthropology professor Giovanni Bennardo, organizer of the event, said results of the workshop will be of interest to area scholars, policymakers and individuals who are engaged in the...
From July 11 to 23, Northern Illinois volleyball sophomores Sarah Angelos and Lauren Wicinski became the latest Huskies to represent the United States overseas. The duo took part in the seventh annual European Global Challenge in Pula, Croatia, from July 17 to 22 as members of the USA Volleyball A2 Junior National Team, and took...
The U.S. stock market took a beating Thursday, and investors’ jitters have some justification — but perhaps only in the short term, according to Khan Mohabbat, a professor of economics at Northern Illinois University. “Investors certainly are worried a great deal about where to put their money right now,” Mohabbat says. Among the key reasons...
