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Representation Matters! Creating Pipelines and Pathways in Promoting Faculty Diversity and Social Justice in Higher Education was the conference theme for the eighth annual statewide conference that brought over 100 graduate students of color representing 18 different universities to NIU in late February. NIU and other college and university faculty presented information about the professoriate...
NIU Ph.D. student Cheryl Manning was named as a 2022 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the most distinguished honors within the scientific community. Manning was specifically honored for her “outstanding, visionary, and sustained leadership in geoscience education and bringing the work of scientists and educators together to...
Betsy Sterner found a way to pair her passion for information science with her dedication for instruction and education when she took the role as NIU’s new Health Sciences librarian in August. For the proud alum, who holds the rank of assistant professor, working in the Research and Instruction Department of the University Libraries, it’s a...
Northern Illinois University College of Business is pleased to announce the launch of the HAVI Center for Analytics and Technology (HCAT). This new lab represents the College’s commitment to experiential learning. HCAT will have cutting-edge technologies and, through real-world projects in partnership with HAVI, will prepare students for occupations of the future. Located on the...
James McCue, ’22, initially enrolled at NIU in 2016 after receiving a full scholarship based on his excellent ACT score. He and was extremely active on campus, participating in pep band and as social chairman for Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity. His four-year scholarship allowed him to focus on his classes and his social connection. But...
A group of 15 NIU students had a tall order ahead of them this academic year—with nearly $60 million at stake—and many of them celebrated their accomplishments in style this week in Springfield. The students served as supervised grant reviewers for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). As such, the upperclassmen and graduate students...
In 2018, Zack Michelin, ’22, took a leap, leaving his job in the culinary field and reimagining a successful second career in accounting. Managing all of this while maintaining an established life with his wife, young children, and mortgage, was sometimes a challenge, but fellow Huskies stepped up to the challenge, providing him support through...
At Rockford’s Prairie Street Brewing Co. on March 4, Horsley will talk about the economy, the Whitehouse, and … pie? Picture the scene. It’s a hot and humid summer day in Iowa. Hordes of cyclists in spandex fill the roads between corn fields. Northern Illinois University Instructor of English Dan Libman is among the crowd...
NIU History Professor Aaron Fogleman and Associate Professor Robert Hanserd of Columbia College in Chicago have a new book out that features the life stories of nearly 500 African men and women trapped in the Atlantic slave trade. Fogleman and co-editor Hanserd, who is an NIU History Department alumnus, will deliver a talk on the...
During the fall 2022 semester, students in the Experiential Learning Center had the opportunity to work with one of our College of Business’ most prolific partners — Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS). LRS is a waste and recycling management company servicing multiple municipalities in addition to the entirety of the Chicago Public School system. Alongside sponsorship...
Here at Northern Illinois University, community is our strength. When you are part of the Huskie Pack, you belong for life, and these Cardinal and Black bonds are strong, often holding over decades. Your loyalty is never clearer than during our annual Huskies United day of giving, which provides key funding to the University, its programs and...
Jack Baker, ’12, has been working as a stand-up comedian for over a dozen years, and thinks most of his comedic brethren are not loud, brash class clowns. “I feel like there’s this misconception about comedians, that we’re always the class clown, and I feel like that’s almost never the case,” he said. “Comedians are...
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