What is artificial intelligence and how will robots affect your future career? How do humans respond to disasters? What does democracy mean and under what circumstances is it just? These are just a few of the questions honors students will have an
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NIU’s Master of Public Administration (MPA) program once again received high marks in the latest U.S. News & World Report annual rankings of graduate schools. The MPA program ranked fourth in the nation in the specialty field of local government management and
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Norman Walzer, PhD, Senior Research Scholar at NIU’s Center for Governmental Studies, has been appointed to the Governor’s Rural Affairs Council as a Public Member. The GRAC includes the directors of state agencies that provide rural programs, UI-Extension, SIU Health Outreach, IIRA,
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Hon. William J. Haddad NIU Law will host its 27th Annual Francis X. Riley Lecture on Professionalism given by The Honorable William J. Haddad (Ret) who will present – “The Legal Profession’s Ideals of Public Service: The Formation and Impact of the Arab-American Bar
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Kenneth Riley Jr. Swole – think “swollen” – is a hip way to compliment jocks on their muscles. Urban Dictionary defines swole as “a paragon of hypermasculinity, manifesting in the physical and attitudinal embodiment of strength, occupying space with intimidating quantity and developing
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An important office has a new home. Effective March 13, the Academic Advising Center will move from the Health Services Building to the second floor of the Campus Life Building. “We are excited to join the variety of student interfacing offices that
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Analia Piantanida and Valentina González Valentina González and Analia Piantanida rarely see cultural diversity in the homogenous society of Uruguay, where both are English teachers in middle schools and high schools. Coming to Illinois as part of the NIU College of Education’s Uruguay
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Janet King Can I testify real quick? So begins Janet King’s Facebook hosanna in December upon her graduation from NIU, a journey longer than most, complete with a plot twist halfway through its tale of determination. Her story, a preface to her newly begun graduate
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April is a time to unleash your #HuskiePride and reflect on what makes NIU a special place to live, work and learn. Beginning April 1 and culminating on April 18, the university is hosting four distinct events that that celebrate the people,
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The Northern Illinois University College of Law held its 17th Annual Minority Alumni Reception, hosted by Interim Dean Laurel Rigertas and The Honorable Vincent Cornelius (’89) on February 12, 2020 at the Illinois State Bar Association’s (ISBA) office in Chicago. Current and
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Like many of you, Marty Johnstone, ’09, loves Northern Illinois University. It is apparent in his attendance at alumni events, his volunteer role as president of the NIU Huskie Marching Band Alumni Council, and his stepping up as one of the youngest
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So crafty: Elizabeth Hipskind explains her Styrofoam eyeball model to William Penrod, an associate professor in Visual Disabilities program of the NIU Department of Special and Early Education. Elizabeth Hipskind stood in front of a room full of TVIs – teachers of
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