Cuba has been out of reach for American travelers for generations. As a result, its exhilarating history, exotic landscapes and rich culture have been accessible primarily through movies and the media. The NIU Alumni Association has been granted a specific license from the Department of the Treasury for a cultural exchange to Cuba. Scheduled from...

The Northern Illinois University Percussion Ensemble, directed by Gregory Beyer and Michael Mixtacki, with graduate assistants Nick Fox and Zane Cupec, will present its fall concert at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the NIU Music Building. The concert is free, open to the public and accessible to all. There...

Louis A. Pérez Jr., the J. Carlyle Sitterson Professor of History and director of the Institute for the Study of the Americas at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will visit campus Monday, Oct. 17. Pérez first will lead a 10 a.m. seminar on “National Character Reconsidered: The Cuban Case” in the Illinois...