As part of a new initiative to support innovative pedagogy, 31 faculty members at NIU are participating in an Association of College and University Educators’ (ACUE) course on effective teaching. NIU’s participation in this program was fostered through a partnership between NIU’s
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Generations of politically engaged students have had their voices heard on NIU’s campus. From the Civil Rights Movement to the Vietnam War to every pivotal event in history, Huskies have responded in passionate and meaningful ways throughout the years. As the 2020
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DeAnna Harris-McKoy, NIU associate professor in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences, has been named director of NIU’s Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy program. She replaces J. Mark Killmer who retired Sept. 1. Harris-McKoy is a licensed marriage and family therapist,
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Chris Gomes and Leandra Cacciatore Chris Gomes submitted his edTPA Feb. 23, two months before the Illinois State Board of Education decided this spring to waive that requirement for COVID-19. Passage of the edTPA, which measures a teacher-candidate’s competence in planning, instruction and assessment, is usually
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Members of AFSCME Local 1890 recently made a gift of $750 to the Student Emergency Fund. The gift was made in honor of the university’s 125th anniversary and represents roughly $1.25 from each of the union’s more than 600 members. The chapter
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On Sept. 21, 2020, the University Libraries will host the presentation Challenges of Communiversity Organizing from 6-7 p.m. on Adobe Connect. Mark Schuller, a professor of anthropology and nonprofit and NGO studies at Northern Illinois University and affiliate at the Faculté d’Ethnologie, l’Université
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Protecting the Pack is about protecting ourselves, protecting each other and protecting our community. Do your part by attending one of NIU’s Influenza (Flu) Vaccine Clinics taking place Sept. 24 and Oct. 14 at the Holmes Student Center. Every Huskie is expected
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Space is available for the Sept. 23 Nonprofit and NGO Studies’ research speaker series program. “Nonprofits: Paving the Path Forward” will take place on Zoom from 9-10:30 a.m. In light of COVID-19, the nonprofit sector has continued to thrive to meet the
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With the Nov. 3 presidential election just around the corner this fall, NIU has received a glowing review of its ongoing Huskies Vote effort to promote civic awareness among students, increase political participation and instill the value of lifelong voter participation. The
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Being raised in tiny Brownsburg, Indiana, while not only Black but Nigerian, confronted NIU doctoral candidate Ore Akinbo with challenges from many sides. Standing on one side: her professional path of neuroscience and behavior. On another, her white classmates and teachers. On
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The need for Conversations on Diversity and Equity (CODE) has taken on a sense of urgency. Those who’ve participated in NIU’s past CODE Institutes are encouraging their fellow faculty, staff and graduate students to enroll in a revamped CODE Institute, a Social
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When David Tallacksen visited the primary radio transmitter site for WNIJ and WNIU in July, he knew without a doubt that he was back home in northern Illinois. “At my previous radio station we had one transmitter, on the 90th floor of
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