“Fundraiser A: My Fight for Freedom and Justice” (NIU Press, 2015) by Robert Blagojevich has been named the winner of the 2016 Best Book Award in the law category. The Best Book Awards are sponsored by the i310 Media Group. Jeffrey Keen,
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Robert Jones named “Outstanding Coach and Mentor” by National Latina/o Law Student Association
The National Latina/o Law Student Association (NLLSA) alumni group recognized NIU College of Law Professor Robert L. Jones with the Outstanding Coach and Mentor award at its annual meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, in October. The 2016 NLLSA meeting focused on the role
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Museum Studies earns top honors from Illinois Association of Museums
If there were Academy Awards for museum professionals in Illinois, Northern Illinois University would have earned plenty of Oscars. During the 2016 Illinois Association of Museum (IAM) conference held last month in Oak Park, NIU museum studies students, alumni, faculty and staff
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Jerry and Annette Johns to receive NIU Foundation Award for High Impact Philanthropy
For a half-century, Jerry Johns has been a teacher of teachers. A renowned reading professor, Johns taught 6,000 students over 30 years on the faculty at Northern Illinois University. They, in turn, have touched the lives of thousands of students globally. Every
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NIU ranked among ‘50 Safest Large University Campuses’
CollegeChoice.net has named Northern Illinois University to its list of the 50 Safest Large Colleges and Universities in America. “With self-defense classes, late night transportation services, 24/7 patrol and a police department that staffs over 50 officers who are medically trained and
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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences honors alumni, faculty and staff
Northern Illinois University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences selected 11 recipients for the 2016 Distinguished Alumni, Faculty and Staff Awards. To date, the college has honored 126 alumni, faculty and staff. Dean Christopher McCord presented the 2016 awards on Friday, Oct.
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Graduate council honors outstanding student research
The NIU Graduate Council has named Francois Lemery, for his work in accelerator physics, and Catherine Ausland, for her research in plant biology, as winners of the annual most outstanding dissertation and thesis awards, respectively. The awards are for dissertations and theses
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Child development lab earns Illinois award of excellence
The Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences’ Child Development Lab has been awarded the Family and Community Engagement Award of Excellence through ExceleRate Illinois. This award of excellence is one of five awards ExceleRate Illinois invites early childhood programs to apply for. To be eligible
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Nominate outstanding staff for excellence award
The Supportive Professional Staff (SPS) Council is requesting nominations for the Presidential Supportive Professional Staff Award for Excellence. This award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the university. All supportive professional staff are eligible. To be eligible to receive this award,
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NIU Art Museum earns award of excellence
On Thursday, Sept. 29, the Northern Illinois University Art Museum’s Assistant Director and Curator Peter Olson accepted a competitive Illinois Association of Museums (IAM) Award of Excellence that recognizes museums in the state that exemplify professional best practices and standards in the
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Merritt Address speaker to encourage valuing ‘normal, everyday actions’
Good is all around us, Angela B. Hurley believes. Unfortunately, says the professor of education at Transylvania University, the negative often distracts our attention and drowns whatever impact something positive might have made. For example, almost everyone turns their eyes toward parents screaming at
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Nominations sought for outstanding international educators, department and students
NIU’s Division of International Affairs invites nominations for the 2016 awards to recognize outstanding practice in international education. Nominations are due by Wednesday, Oct. 26. Recognition is planned for Outstanding International Educator, Outstanding Department Contribution to International Education and Outstanding Student Contribution to
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