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Beatrix Hoffman
NIU history professor Beatrix Hoffman will use her expertise of the past to inspire the future generation of physicians Saturday, May 16, when she gives the keynote address at Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine commencement. “Loyola is one of few medical schools in the country that really emphasizes a physician’s social responsibility,” said Hoffman,...
Huskie Summer Circuit 2015
Northern Illinois University head coaches and members of the athletics staff will hit the road for four days this June for the Huskie Summer Circuit, the annual “tour” that brings NIU Athletics to fans and alumni throughout the region. The Huskie Summer Circuit, which made its debut in 2014, returns to Rockford (June 1), Chicago...
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Does racial profiling exist? Why did the Chicago Police Department stop and frisk people more than 250,000 times yet that quarter of a million stops led to no arrests? How do everyday encounters with the police affect community members’ attitudes toward police officers? Did underlying systemic issues exist in Ferguson, Mo., before the shooting of Michael Brown...
Randiss Hopkins and NIU President Doug Baker
NIU senior Randiss Hopkins has been honored among the 2015 class of Newman Civic Fellows. Hopkins, who is majoring in jazz performance with a minor in Community Leadership and Civic Engagement, cited a legendary civil rights leaders as an inspiration behind his passion for giving back and paying it forward. “Dr. Martin Luther King once...
Huskie Marching Band members enjoy NIU Night 2014 at U.S. Cellular Field.
The Chicago White Sox and NIU have partnered to host NIU Night at U.S. Cellular Field on Wednesday, June 17, when the White Sox host the Pittsburgh Pirates (7:10 p.m. start). NIU Night includes specially priced tickets and a giveaway item for the university’s students, alumni and fans. The first 1,500 fans who purchase their...
NIU students looking for a memorable spring break will find it close to home. The Remember Project, a nonprofit organization that connects college students with Chicago teens in a unique mentoring program, is seeking volunteers who want to make a difference in the community and in the lives of Chicago youth. “During spring break, we...
Having just returned from a highly successful research expedition in Antarctica, NIU geologists Ross Powell and Reed Scherer appeared as guests during Tuesday evening’s broadcast of Chicago Tonight on WTTW11. The interview and a Q&A with the researchers is available online. Powell led a National Science Foundation-funded science team that became the first ever to...
Book cover of “Fundraiser A: My Fight for Freedom and Justice”
In a new NIU Press book, author Robert Blagojevich, the brother of the former Illinois governor, describes a gripping account of his fight with the powerful federal government to maintain his innocence. On his LinkedIn page, Blagojevich says he wrote the book, “Fundraiser A: My Fight for Freedom and Justice,” because the experience “taught him...
Manny Sanchez
Alumnus Manny Sanchez has been reinstalled by Gov. Bruce Rauner to the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, the city-state panel that owns U.S. Cellular Field. The Chicago attorney has been named chairman of the ISFA’s seven-member board and replaces former Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr. “I look forward to growing the revenue sources at U.S....
NOTE: Because of high interest, the venue for this event has been changed to the Regency Room in the Holmes Student Center. Is Chicago truly the birthplace of the skyscraper? And what makes a building a skyscraper anyway? Popular Chicago Public Television host Geoffrey Baer will visit the NIU campus next month to provide those...
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The Remember Project, a nonprofit organization that engages college students in building a better Chicago through service, will host a “One Voice” project from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18. One Voice will unite between 100 and 125 college students from NIU to speak and provide positive inspiration to eighth-grade students at 10 Chicago Public...
Frances Whitehead
NIU will bestow an honorary doctoral degree this winter to Frances Whitehead, a civic practice artist and professor of sculpture and architecture at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Whitehead will earn her honorary doctorate during the Graduate School commencement ceremony, scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at the NIU Convocation Center....
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