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Jahrita McNeal gets it. As an honors student in the NIU School of Nursing, she has taken challenging courses and learned how to excel in them. Now, she’s taking what she’s learned and paying it forward thanks to the grant-funded initiative Supporting Black Nurses. “As an African American honors student in the nursing program, I wanted...
With programming nearly daily on campus and beyond, the Latino Resource Center continues to build community for NIU’s growing population of Latinx and Hispanic students and engage the campus in cultural resources. Known as the LRC, the center serves as a central resource for students. Those behind the programming, as well as those who’ve taken...
NIU’s diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging efforts continue to receive national recognition. The latest accolade recognizes the University Libraries team. NIU’s Libraries earned the 2024 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. New this year, the LEAD Award...
NIU’s Division of Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ADEI) recently welcomed Jade Silva Tovar as the new assistant vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Officially joining the Huskie family on Oct. 23, Silva Tovar brings more than a decade’s worth of experience in higher education. Having worked in multiple capacities across several higher education...
Ready to make an impact? Featuring dynamic keynote speakers and interactive sessions, The Real Talk Conference: Bridging Race, Identity, and Community promises a meaningful experience for all who attend. The free inaugural event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Holmes Student Center. All Huskies—students, faculty and staff—and community...
A trailblazer for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB), NIU once again has earned national accolades. The university received the 2023 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 third consecutive year winning the award—the latest in a string of recognitions...
Bolstered by new freshman demographics and strong retention rates, NIU now has its largest undergraduate population of Latinx students in university history. Latinx students represent 25% of NIU’s full-time equivalent undergraduate population. This places the university on a trajectory to be fully designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). What does this mean for NIU? “It...
Efforts to create welcoming, supportive campus ongoing NIU once again has ranked among the most LGBTQ+ friendly colleges and universities in the nation. Setting the bar for LGBTQ-inclusive polices, programs and practices nationwide, Campus Pride recently named NIU to its 2023 Best of the Best LGBTQ-friendly Colleges and Universities List. One of only two Illinois...
‘Breathtaking experience’ A trip to Barbados forever changed the perspective of several Huskies. Students Jaelyn Logan, Romeo Bell and Mitraya Williams recently took part in a spring break program designed for students to examine issues of diversity, equity and inclusion and the history of the Island of Barbados and the significant role it played under...
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...
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