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Near the end of his annual State of the University Address in 2009, NIU President John Peters caused his Altgeld Hall audience to erupt with several minutes of thunderous applause and cheers. All it took was the introduction of a man seated humbly in the front row – a man whom the president called “a...

Nine straight victories. A perfect record in the Mid-American Conference. The outright MAC West Division title. A Top 25 national ranking in two major college football polls. Ten consecutive weeks with MAC West Player of the Week honors. The NIU Huskies are barking loudly and proudly on their way to Detroit’s Ford Field for the 7 p.m....

The Northern Illinois Huskies will take a 10-2 record, a nine-game winning streak and now a Top 25 national ranking into the Marathon Mid-American Conference Championship game Friday (Dec. 3) at Detroit’s Ford Field.    On Sunday, NIU entered the two major national college football polls – the USA Today Coaches Poll and the Associated Press...

Support your Huskies at the MAC Championship! The game takes place Friday Dec. 3, at Ford Field in Detroit. NIU students can participate in the bus trip sponsored by the Student Association and Campus Activities Board. The $20 package includes one game ticket and bus transportation to and from Ford Field. The bus leaves at...

The announcement of the 2010 Carol of the Year is tinged with sadness. The planned end of the 25-year series arrives with the news that the creator of the series, William Studwell, did not live to see the project through to its final coda. Studwell, who worked for 30 years as a library cataloger at...

Over the last decade or so, the World Wide Web has created a seismic shift in one of the cornerstones of education: reading. Or, more precisely, how we understand what we’re reading. In this new age of information, it’s no longer enough to comprehend a single text, NIU researchers say. The ease of Internet access...

Freshly anointed Mid-American Conference Player of the Year Lauren Wicinski tallied 29 kills, helping the Northern Illinois volleyball team advance to the MAC Championship match with a 3-1 win over Toledo, Saturday. Northern Illinois (27-6) will be playing in its first MAC Championship game since 2001, when the Huskies won one of their two league...

The Huskies have clinched the Western division and are headed for the MAC Championship. The championship game will take place Friday, Dec. 3, at Ford Field in Detroit, and could be the Huskies’ first championship win since 1983. NIU’s Alumni Association will be there to help NIU alumni and friends cheer on the Huskies by sponsoring...

Allan Barsema is one of 10 winners of the 2010 Purpose Prize, Civic Ventures has announced. Now in its fifth year, the six-year, $17 million program is the nation’s only large-scale investment in social entrepreneurs older than 60 who, in their encore careers, are using their experience and passion to make an extraordinary impact on society’s...

NIU has posted its search for a new dean of the Graduate School and associate vice president for Graduate Studies. The successful candidate will supervise and coordinate all aspects of graduate education within the university. To emphasize the close relationship between graduate education and research and artistry, the new dean will report to the vice...

Twenty-six of the best community colleges in the United States scattered throughout northern Illinois. A dozen private and independent colleges tucked into suburban communities and the Chicago Loop. Quality state universities in Chicago and Champaign-Urbana and Big 10 powerhouses such as Iowa, Wisconsin-Madison and Michigan within a short drive.  High school juniors and seniors searching for their personal college experience don’t have...

As the Internet and its applications continue to evolve at a dizzying speed, most websites now offer a veritable smorgasbord of tiny icons that link users to various social media pages. NIU now has risen above the din of square-shaped logos clamoring for attention. The university’s Web Communications Team this morning launched smashup.niu.edu, a one-stop...