Researchers in NIU’s Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment are preparing to study whether – and how – readers respond differently to “hard” news reports and emotional stories. Fatih Demir, an assistant professor of Instructional Technology, will use eye-tracking systems and brainwave monitors
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For School of Music professor David Maki, it’s all about NIU students. “My favorite memories at NIU continue to be centered on watching students succeed on multiple levels,” shares Maki. “Everything from watching a struggling student finally master a concept, to hearing
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Join your colleagues in congratulating the newly named Board of Trustees Professor; Presidential Teaching Professor; Presidential Research, Scholarship and Artistry Professors; Presidential Engagement Professor; and the Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and Instruction Award recipients at an event held in their honor on
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Brendan McCormick knows what it means to get his dissertation in shape. As a doctoral candidate graduating in May, McCormick is one of many Huskies who took part in last year’s Dissertation Boot Camp, an innovative program offered each summer by the
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The final lecture of this year’s Elizabeth Allen Visiting Alumni Speakers in Art History Lecture Series features Freida High Wsikhongo Tesfagiorgis’ talk: A Sankofa Moment in 2019: The Impact of The Black Arts Movement On Diversity in Art History and Museums in the
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On April 5th-6th, NIU Accountancy welcomed faculty representatives from nine Mid-American Conference (MAC) schools who arrived on campus to attend NIU’s 2019 MAC Accounting Research Symposium. The event took place on the NIU Naperville campus and included a welcome reception that was hosted by
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Northern Illinois University Associate Vice-President and Director of Athletics Sean T. Frazier was honored by NIU’s Presidential Commission on the Status of Minorities (PCSM) Thursday, April 18, as one of the recipients of the 2019 Deacon Davis Diversity Award at the PCSM’s
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A special memory of her 28 years at NIU? For Monique Bernoudy, that’s not an easy question. “Wow, I have a scroll of memories,” she says. “Recently, it was seeing a student that I previously advised and who excelled as an Academic
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The NIU College of Education’s first Educator in Residence spent April 11 doing just that: educating. Denise Bunning, who earned an M.S.Ed. in Special Education in 1989 from NIU, returned to her alma mater with a clear message for future teachers: Children will come
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President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate NIU Law Professor Morse Tan to serve as the Ambassador at Large for Global Criminal Justice, a key position in his Administration. According to their site, the Office of Global Criminal Justice advises
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Laura Fenwick is a 2012 graduate of NIU. She founded Fenwick Photo Arts in Nashville, Tenn. in 2013, “on the belief that art is the universal language of understanding, storytelling, mystery, and love. And, that each of those elements is paramount to a good
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NIU Accountancy majors Hend Alkarzon, Chad Young, Cammi Krause, and Jordan Arcilla were selected by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) to participate in the 2019 Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop. The four NIU students are among an elite group of 100 students nationwide to earn
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