NIU’s Department of Special and Early Education long has enjoyed U.S. Department of Education grants to train professionals to work with people who are blind or visually disabled. For more than 40 consecutive years, those federal dollars have supported NIU’s preparation of vision rehabilitation therapists (VRT) and
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Five collaboration stations are now available for use by the NIU community on the first floor of Founders Memorial Library. Each is made up of a large table, six chairs and a 40” monitor equipped with HDMI, VGA and DisplayPort to connect
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Free food, music and fun headline the official 125th Anniversary Kick-Off this Thursday beginning at 3 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center. Supervisors are encouraged to allow release time for employees to attend the event. The event starts in the Gallery Lounge
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While the sleek, modern bar in the recently rejuvenated Huskie Den may not look anything like the set of “Cheers!,´ the management is hoping that all those who live, work and learn on the NIU campus come to think of it as
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The growing Northern Illinois University Esports initiative is benefitting from a generous donation from Traditional Medicinals, a maker of wellness teas in the U.S. since 1974. The Traditional Medicinals sponsorship has enabled the creation of console gaming rooms at the new Esports
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On December 19, the Senate confirmed Professor Morse Tan to serve as the next Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice, a key position in the State Department. “The NIU College of Law is excited for Professor Tan as he begins his new role
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Do you know the original name of Northern Illinois University? Can you guess the Governor who signed legislation creating the school? NIU’s 125th Anniversary this year gives WNIJ the opportunity to explore key moments in the university’s rich history with a new
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One week after moving into new offices on the fourth floor of the Health Services Building, the staff in Academic, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ADEI) is already discovering that it is easier to work on creating a welcoming and inclusive campus when
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A wide-ranging group of projects have been chosen to receive grant funding as part of NIU’s 125th Anniversary celebration. Selected by committee, the eight winners were chosen based on how well they will build awareness of the university’s impressive history and promising
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Norman Walzer, Ph.D., Center for Governmental Studies senior research scholar, will be a founding co-editor of “Local Development and Society,” a refereed journal being launched by the Community Development Society International and Taylor and Francis Publications. The other co-editor is Rhonda Phillips,
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One NIU faculty member, one student and an entire department were recognized for their outstanding contributions to international education during the 2019 International Recognition reception held in November. “The faculty and students that we recognize are committed to a common goal: facilitating
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Yanghee Kim That the world is changing rapidly comes as no surprise to anyone who’s dialed a rotary phone attached to a wall or wearily rose from a comfortable couch to change the channel. But the relentless and breakneck pace at which
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