Joseph Flynn They were different women of different ages, sitting in different rooms, hearing different words on different subjects at different times. Yet their response – their natural, human reaction – was the same. The proverbial lumps in the throat, the moisture
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During DiAnne Schmitt’s many decades living in DeKalb, she has savored the “communiversity” culture afforded by living in a college town. Now that her address is an apartment in the Oak Crest Retirement Center, she continues to consume NIU’s culture of arts and Division
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The NIU Human Auditory Physiology Lab (HAPL) is looking for individuals to participate in a project designed to examine how changes in cognition following concussion affect a person’s ability to function in complex auditory environments, like a noisy classroom. Matt Wilson, associate
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Northern Illinois University Athletics will join the hundreds of collegiate and professional teams, venues and organizations across the country to use mobile tickets for single game and mini-plan purchases for all of the Huskies’ ticketed sports in 2019, allowing fans an easy
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The College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) welcomed its first chair for the new School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions (SIHP), Paul Priester. Priester who holds a Ph.D. degree in counseling psychology and an M.A. degree in counselor education: rehabilitation counseling, comes
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The Northern Illinois University College of Law recently launched a new and innovative program called The Legal Education, Access, and Recognition (LEARN) Program at Northern Illinois University. The program, which is funded by a $125,000 grant from AccessLex Institute, is directed by Interim
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Kerry Freedman, professor and past division head of art and design education in NIU’s School of Art and Design is the 2019 recipient of the United States Society for Education Through Art’s (USSEA) Ziegfield Award. The award is named in honor of
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Debra Miller was recently elected to serve as a member of the Illinois/Iowa (ILLOWA) regional chapter of the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD). “We are fortunate to have someone with Debra’s expertise and passion who is dedicated to making sure
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NIU is ready to roll out the red and black carpet for incoming Huskies during the annual Fall Kick-Off set for 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23. NIU faculty, staff and student volunteers are needed to help welcome new students and their families
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NIU students, faculty, staff and alumni showed their pride during the 50th annual Chicago Pride Parade held June 30 on the city’s north side. “I participated because I love showing pride in the LGBTQIA+ community,” Trevon Smith, a sophomore studying math education,
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This summer, NIU STEM Read is partnering with the NIU Libraries and the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators to host the first of a series of events exploring “future telling,” how storytellers and scientists engage in dialogue and use their
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Cancer, AIDS and other serious diseases were considered fatal until very recently. Although not all of these illnesses have cures, people with these and other chronic illnesses are living longer and fuller lives. What scientific and medical advances are helping people to live
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