Tag: Illinois Committee on Black Concerns in Higher Education
James W. Myles, a member of the original NIU Board of Trustees, died Oct. 13 at North Shore Hospital after a short illness. He was 75. During the board’s organizational meeting, held Jan. 3, 1996, in the Clara Sperling Sky Room of the Holmes Student Center, former NIU Trustee Manny Sanchez nominated Myles for secretary....
Members of the Illinois Committee on Black Concerns in Higher Education (ICBCHE), in collaboration with the Office of Precollegiate Programs and the NIU Black Faculty Association, will hold a town hall meeting Monday, Dec. 5, at NIU. The group will develop strategies for assuring black access and equity in Illinois education. Two years ago, the...
Walter Owens, emeritus professor at NIU, was recently given the E.B. Henderson Award during the annual convention of the National Association for Health & Fitness in San Diego. The award, which acknowledges those who have made outstanding contributions to the improvement and development of their community, was presented to Owens for his leadership in fighting racial discrimination...
