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Among a group of universities leading the charge for diversity, equity and inclusion, NIU has earned national recognition. The university received the 2021 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. The national honor recognizes colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding...
As much as the size of NIU’s 2021 freshman class is notable, so are the many characteristics that make up this new class of Huskies. This fall’s freshman class has the second highest high school GPA average among entering freshman in more than a decade at NIU. The university also welcomed the most diverse freshman...
Natalja Yatsuka isn’t a clinician, but she’s helping visitors at NIU’s Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic. The artist and owner of NataljasArt Studio in Milwaukee recently made a generous donation that’s now displayed at the on-campus clinic. “The biggest reason I wanted to donate (this piece of art to) NIU was to make the clinic more colorful and...
The new leaders of shared governance at NIU want to ensure that all voices get heard in campus decision-making. Each believes strongly in shared governance and its importance at NIU, especially at a time of transition amid challenges created by the global pandemic. “We’re trying to make a comfortable and safe transition back to working...
To Samantha McCarron, NIU is home. In her new role as director of NIU’s Financial Aid, she wants to help students and families feel the same way. “My big goal is to demystify financial aid and make it more relatable, understandable and approachable,” she said. Earning her master’s degree at NIU, McCarron has worked on...
NIU is among only 46 four-year institutions saluted in the 2021 roster of “Great Colleges to Work For,” one of the country’s largest and most respected workplace recognition programs. The university made its debut on the national list, which was unveiled Monday, thanks to excellent results in categories of shared governance; faculty experience; and diversity,...
Real estate investor, entrepreneur and author Farrah Ali, MB.A. ’13, did not always have her financial affairs in order. In fact, as recently as a decade ago, the single mother was weighed down by $80,000 in debt. But thanks to lessons she learned, in part during her education at NIU, she has now found extreme...
Growing up in Parkersburg, W.V., Adrienne King could see her future everywhere she looked. “My mother was a college professor. She taught at the community college, and when she didn’t have a sitter, she would take my sister and me in the evenings to her night class, and we would sit in the back of...
Today through next week, Northern Illinois University will commemorate the lives lost and the heroism of first responders two decades ago on September 11, 2001. Huskies and the communities around NIU are asked to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11, and honor the nearly 3,000 people from more than 70 countries who died in the...
President Dr. Lisa Freeman has launched a task force aimed at revitalizing Greek Life at NIU. The group, which includes student representatives from all four Greek councils on campus, alumni of the Greek community, NIU administrators and a DeKalb community representative, will spend much of this year examining the current state of Greek Life and...
Geraldine Heng, an award-winning author will present “What’s Religion Got to Do with It? Seeing, Reading, Teaching Race in the European Middle Ages” during the Department of History’s annual Lincoln Lecture, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9 virtually via Zoom. Advanced registration is required. Go to http://go.niu.edu/Lincoln-Lecture-RSVP to request a link to the...
Northern Illinois University is dedicated to experiential learning. In fact, it is a key tenet in the University’s mission statement: to empower students through educational excellence and experiential learning as we pursue knowledge, share our research and artistry, and engage communities for the benefit of the region, state, nation and world. One unique and often...
