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To set NIU students up for success, the University Honors Program has created several guaranteed admission agreements with programs on campus. This means that all NIU Honors students who meet certain qualifications are guaranteed to be accepted into these listed programs at NIU. Additionally, Honors is reimbursing the $60 graduate school application fee as long...
Therese Arado, College of Law professor and deputy director of the Law Library, began her one-year elected term as executive secretary of the University Council and president of the Faculty Senate on Sunday, July 1. Arado was nominated by the Faculty Senate during the spring semester and officially elected by the University Council. “Having been...
Christine Rienstra Kiracofe, a professor in the NIU College of Education’s Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, has been named co-editor of Education Law Into Practice (ELIP). ELIP is a special section of West’s Education Law Reporter and sponsored by the Education Law Association. It publishes short, practical pieces on topics in education...
NIU’s Mock Trial teams have once again had a successful season – and it’s not over yet! This past weekend, two NIU teams competed at the American Mock Trial Association’s (AMTA) Regional Tournament in Joliet, IL – one of 27 sanctioned regional tournaments in the country held over three weekends in February. There were a...
NIU College of Law Interim Dean Mark Cordes and the NIU Law Alumni Council celebrated alumni and friends who embody what is best about the College of Law during their 2017 Awards Reception on Wednesday, Sept. 27, at the Union League Club of Chicago. The seven honorees were recognized for their career accomplishments, devotion to...
Students from NIU College of Law excelled at the 21st Annual National Latina/o Law Student Association (NLLSA) Conference and moot court competition held Sep. 28-30, in Atlanta, GA. The event was co-hosted by Emory University School of Law, Georgia State University College of Law and Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School. The moot court competition included fourteen teams...
The Northern Illinois University Law Review is pleased to announce the integration of the review’s Online Journal into the Huskie Commons system. Huskie Commons is a digital service that collects, preserves and distributes digital material from scholars within the NIU community. The title of the online journal, effective immediately, is the Northern Illinois Law Review...
NIU College of Law hosted alumni and guests as they were admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the U.S., on Monday, May 15, in Washington, D.C. This year’s group of 15 inductees included NIU Law alumni and guests. The exceptional day started at the Supreme Court Building with a private breakfast for the...