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The fall 2023 freshman class at Northern Illinois University continues to demonstrate that high-achieving students from a variety of backgrounds have found NIU to be their university of choice. The incoming class is highly diverse and includes an increased number of new transfer students this fall over last. Huskies are again re-enrolling from year to...

‘Help whenever you can’ In many ways, Merveille Muyizere has always been on a mission. To make her family proud, to help others, to inspire. “I don’t have to wait until the future to make a difference in people’s lives,” she tells herself. “I decided to start when I was young and strong.” Born and...

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will welcome State Senator Sue Rezin, R-Morris, to kick-off the fourth season of their Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series at 4 p.m. CDT Sept. 21 in Cole Hall Auditorium. The program is free and open to the public, but space is limited. The event will feature a discussion between...

Efforts to create welcoming, supportive campus ongoing NIU once again has ranked among the most LGBTQ+ friendly colleges and universities in the nation. Setting the bar for LGBTQ-inclusive polices, programs and practices nationwide, Campus Pride recently named NIU to its 2023 Best of the Best LGBTQ-friendly Colleges and Universities List. One of only two Illinois...

NIU’s Edible Campus kicks off its second year with a new website, more ways to get involved and a fundraising dinner. On Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, NIU’s Edible Campus is hosting a fundraising dinner created and prepared by Chef Bryan Flower, NIU assistant director of food systems innovation, along with Daniel Koenen, executive director for...

Editor’s Note: This event has been postponed until November 2023. Pulitzer Prize winning author and historian Greg Grandin will present “The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America” during the Department of History’s annual Lincoln Lecture, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Sept. 21 in Altgeld Auditorium. The presentation...

Along with Huskie spirit, this year’s Homecoming celebration will showcase Bold Spirits. As part of a new, unique event, Huskies are invited to kick off the 116th Homecoming at Jonomac Orchard in Malta. Scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, Huskie Hour with DeKalb County Spirits will include samples from DeKalb County’s local...

Chris Lowe The NIU College of Education’s Office for Student Success is officially under new management. Chris Lowe, who served as assistant director from December through April, is now the director. Alex Owens, who joined NIU in November of 2021 as an academic advisor in the Department of Special and Early Education, has been named...

The Latino Resource Center (LRC) is starting off the fall semester strong, providing new and returning students with engaging programs, wellness resources and celebratory events. One of their newest wellness resources was debuted during a recent Latinx student organization leadership retreat. The center unveiled “Color Me Stress Free,” a coloring wall where students can relieve...

‘We’re all Huskies here’ Expect an even bigger celebration at this year’s 116th Homecoming when NIU takes over downtown DeKalb for a Huskie Homecoming Block Party. The NIU 116th Homecoming Blocky Party will shut down a portion of Lincoln Highway in downtown DeKalb from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, and feature what can...

The Northern Illinois University Art Museum is facilitating two upcoming bus trips this fall through their Get-on-the-Bus program: Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, the NIU Art Museum will travel to Crab Tree Farm in Lake Bluff, Illinois and the Driehaus Museum in Chicago, and Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023 the NIU Art Museum will travel to the...

More than a dozen NIU alumni are preparing for something radically different this fall, compared to previous years.  Instead of preparing for another semester at NIU, 13 former members of the Department of Military Science’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program will prepare to report for duty to the U.S. Army. ROTC is a college...