Tag: diversity
A proud Huskie alumna has returned to campus, bringing her enthusiasm for helping students and connecting with the community to the Asian American Resource Center (AARC). Christina Carpio joined the AARC as Associate Director in late November, bringing a variety of professional experiences to the role. A second-generation Filipina-American born in Chicago, Carpio earned a...
Northern Illinois University and TheDream.US, the nation’s largest college and career success program for immigrant students, today announced a new partnership to provide scholarships for Illinois immigrant youth to achieve their higher education dreams. The new partnership announcement arrives as the TheDream.US opens its scholarship round for the 2023-2024 academic year. The application round will...
NIU will welcome Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer prize-winning creator of ‘The 1619 Project,’ as the next guest in the Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series at 4 p.m. CDT Oct. 27. This event, conducted on Zoom, will feature a discussion between Hannah-Jones, Dean Robert Brinkmann and Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Chief diversity officer...
‘A moment I’ll never forget’ A unique collaboration brought students, faculty, staff, alumni and donors together to tour Black Wall Street before cheering on Huskies at a football game in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Sept. 9-10 experience—a partnership between NIU Athletics, the Division of Student Affairs, the NIU Alumni Associationand Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion —impacted...
NIU again has earned national recognition for its work in creating a safe and welcoming environment for students, faculty and staff. Campus Pride, the preeminent resource for LGBTQ+ leadership development, diversity inclusion and advocacy within higher education, in late August named NIU to its 2022 Best of the Best Colleges and Universities for LGBTQ+ students...
NIU once again has earned national recognition as a university leading the charge for diversity, equity and inclusion. The university received the 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in education. This is NIU’s second consecutive year winning the award—a recognition of the university’s...
NIU Associate Professor Joseph Flynn, Ph.D., has used his voice and his passion to advance diversity, equity and inclusion at NIU. Now he’ll play an even more pivotal role in that effort. On Aug. 16, Flynn became the executive director for Equity and Inclusion at NIU. In the newly created position, he’ll work directly with...
NIU faculty and staff are being offered a growing number of professional development opportunities under three related efforts to support inclusive and equitable teaching and learning. The initiatives represent a partnership among NIU’s Division of Academic Affairs; NIU’s Division of Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; and the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE). “We...
NIU continues to evolve as a leader in using an equity lens to champion the success of all students from all backgrounds. NIU’s vigorous, sustained university-wide efforts to address systemic inequities and foster a more inclusive campus recently gained recognition by the Illinois-based advocacy nonprofit Partnership for College Completion. The organization celebrated the inaugural graduates...
NIU will rename New Residence Hall in honor of Fanny Ruth Patterson, the university’s first African American graduate. New Residence Hall will now be known as Fanny Ruth Patterson Complex, home to Patterson Hall East and Patterson Hall West. The renaming—proposed by NIU Housing and Residential Services and approved by the NIU Board of Trustees...
An interactive audio exhibit that builds on the work of last year’s “Faces of Belonging” collaboration, “Voices of Belonging” will run from March 31-April 14 in NIU’s Founders Memorial Library. Voices of Belonging is a collaboration among NIU’s Northern Public Radio (WNIU/WNIJ), the Divisions of Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development and Academic Diversity, Equity and...
University achieves 5 out of 5 stars—its highest ranking ever—on Campus Pride Index Northern Illinois University ranks among the most LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities in the nation. Setting the bar for LGBTQ-inclusive polices, programs and practices, the national Campus Pride Index recently awarded NIU a 5-star ranking—the highest possible rating and the university’s highest ranking...
