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NIU associate professor and award-winning author Joseph Flynn will discuss his book, “White Fatigue: Rethinking Resistance for Social Justice,” on Thursday, April 4, at 6 p.m. The event is part of the university’s Diversity Dialogue Series sponsored by the Office of Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. “I think the series deals with some important topics,...

Your ideas matter and NIU wants to hear them. The Office of Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has launched the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA) survey, a comprehensive survey gauging the experiences and perceptions concerning the living, learning and working environment of NIU. “Our engagement in this survey is indicative of our clear and...

NIU’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is “Turning Fellows into Faculty,” with a third annual conference drawing at least 56 doctoral students of color to campus this weekend. The Preparing Future Faculty Conference will offer the recipients of the state’s Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Fellowship (DFI) information about the professoriate as a...

“Talent is universal, but opportunity is not,” NIU President Lisa Freeman told a packed audience at the Oct. 20 “Saturday Forum” broadcast at Chicago’s Rainbow/PUSH Coalition headquarters. “At NIU, we’re committed to social justice and inclusion,” she said, “and we believe that higher education is a fundamental human right.” Freeman’s appearance at Rainbow/PUSH came at...

Since 1976, Don Bramlett has been focused on building—building confidence in students, and more importantly, building a legacy of success for students of color. As founder of Black Male Initiative (BMI) and Supporting Opportunities for Latinos (SOL), Bramlett’s impact at NIU will continue long after his retirement on Friday, June 1. Bramlett founded BMI in...

April is national sexual assault awareness month and NIU is asking students to participate in the Sexual Harassment, Assault and Relationship Experiences (SHARE) Survey until Monday, April 30, 2018. “This is an important tool NIU uses for understanding and addressing our university with regard to sexual harassment and sexual misconduct,” said Acting President Lisa Freeman...

On Friday, April 20, NIU students and staff members will join approximately 400 Latinx leaders from throughout the state for the 26th Professional and Student Development Conference of the Illinois Latino Council on Higher Education (ILACHE) at Illinois State University. The theme of the conference is “Latino Resistance in Higher Education: A Legacy of Struggle,” and it will feature...

NIU Senior Associate Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Vernese Edghill-Walden will facilitate a Jobs PLUS event on Friday, March 9, from 10 – 11:30 a.m. in Campus Life 100 using the Blind Spots educational resources from PwC offered through CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion. CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion is described as “the largest...

The NIU Presidential Commission on Interfaith Initiatives is hosting a monthly interfaith dialogue series for the 2016/17 academic year dedicated to exploring timely topics from an interfaith lens. Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to join us for this month’s discussion on Tuesday, Nov.15, 6 p.m., at the Founders Memorial Library in the Staff Lounge...

NIU students who choose to go by a name other than the one given to them at birth will soon be able to change their name on class rosters and Blackboard in a single step. Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 15, NIU will offer a way for students to specify the name they would like to be...

NIU’s Academic Advising Center will host the eighth annual Academic Advising Summit from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 30, in the Regency Room of the Holmes Student Center. This year’s summit is will include a keynote address from Dr. Vernese Edghill-Walden, NIU’s senior associate vice president for academic diversity and chief diversity officer....