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How does it feel to live behind bars?

March 22, 2016 Mark McGowan Communiversity, Digital Signage, Events, On Campus, Students, What's Going On

NIU students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to experience “A Day in a Life of a Prisoner” from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 31, in the Stevenson Smart Classroom of Stevenson Residence Hall. First- and Second-Year Experience is hosting

What does it mean to be human?

October 20, 2015 Mark McGowan Arts, Communiversity, Digital Signage, Events, Global, Latest News, On Campus, Students

Filmmaker and artist Yann Arthus-Bertrand spent three years collecting real life stories from 2,000 women and men in 60 countries. Now the first volume of his trilogy, “HUMAN The Movie,” will be shown at NIU at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct, 26, as

Event to explore counseling within criminal justice system

October 10, 2014 Mark McGowan Digital Signage, Education, Events, Faculty & Staff, Liberal Arts and Sciences, On Campus, Students, What's Going On

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, unique characteristics of prisons pose important implications for treating clients within this setting. Despite the possibility that experience with legal matters might be detrimental to individuals involved, such experiences can also result

Photo of hands and arms reaching through prison cell bars

April 4 discussion on ‘Life After Incarceration’ will explore struggles faced by former inmates

April 2, 2013 Thomas Parisi Alumni, Communiversity, Events, Faculty & Staff, Liberal Arts and Sciences, On Campus, Students, What's Going On

The Northern Illinois Criminal Justice Association and the NIU Department of Sociology will host a panel discussion titled, “Life After Incarceration,” highlighting issues faced by those who have been released from prison and the struggles they face as they re-enter society. The