What is artificial intelligence and how will robots affect your future career? How do humans respond to disasters? What does democracy mean and under what circumstances is it just? These are just a few of the questions honors students will have an
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Like many new employees, Mary Kay Soesbe was nervous about starting a new job when she was hired in October, 2019 in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education. “My previous position was with a small family business that grew into a
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NIU’s Master of Public Administration (MPA) program once again received high marks in the latest U.S. News & World Report annual rankings of graduate schools. The MPA program ranked fourth in the nation in the specialty field of local government management and
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The conclusion of one NIU program leads to an expansion of another program. Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) will no longer be offered, making way for a new and improved Research Rookies program. Beginning this coming fall, Research Rookies will now accept
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With stressful news a recent staple in our world and community, we want to share a fun opportunity to tune in to something lighthearted. Even as Huskies are being smart and socially distancing, everyone had an opportunity to connect with a member
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Norman Walzer, PhD, Senior Research Scholar at NIU’s Center for Governmental Studies, has been appointed to the Governor’s Rural Affairs Council as a Public Member. The GRAC includes the directors of state agencies that provide rural programs, UI-Extension, SIU Health Outreach, IIRA,
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Hon. William J. Haddad NIU Law will host its 27th Annual Francis X. Riley Lecture on Professionalism given by The Honorable William J. Haddad (Ret) who will present – “The Legal Profession’s Ideals of Public Service: The Formation and Impact of the Arab-American Bar
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Kenneth Riley Jr. Swole – think “swollen” – is a hip way to compliment jocks on their muscles. Urban Dictionary defines swole as “a paragon of hypermasculinity, manifesting in the physical and attitudinal embodiment of strength, occupying space with intimidating quantity and developing
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An important office has a new home. Effective March 13, the Academic Advising Center will move from the Health Services Building to the second floor of the Campus Life Building. “We are excited to join the variety of student interfacing offices that
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Analia Piantanida and Valentina González Valentina González and Analia Piantanida rarely see cultural diversity in the homogenous society of Uruguay, where both are English teachers in middle schools and high schools. Coming to Illinois as part of the NIU College of Education’s Uruguay
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Janet King Can I testify real quick? So begins Janet King’s Facebook hosanna in December upon her graduation from NIU, a journey longer than most, complete with a plot twist halfway through its tale of determination. Her story, a preface to her newly begun graduate
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April is a time to unleash your #HuskiePride and reflect on what makes NIU a special place to live, work and learn. Beginning April 1 and culminating on April 18, the university is hosting four distinct events that that celebrate the people,
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