DeKALB – The Board of Trustees approved Laurie Elish-Piper as the new executive vice president and provost. NIU had been searching for a new executive vice president and provost since the summer. Elish-Piper stepped in as the interim on July 1, 2023. President...

DeKALB – The Illinois Supreme Court made a historic visit to NIU’s Duke Ellington Ballroom to hear oral arguments from two court cases in front of a crowd of around 750 interested students and faculty. NIU hosted the Illinois Supreme Court's “Riding...

DeKALB – The Division of International Affairs, the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center and the Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality collaborated to host a panel for Women’s History Month. From 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, four...

DeKALB – NIU student politicians will gather Thursday in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium for the Student Government Association debate. At 5 p.m. the debate will be held for students to hear from candidates before the election. Voting will take place...

DeKALB – Starting in March, NIU began replacing the Canon printers and Pharos software to the new PaperCut software and Ricoh printers.  PaperCut is a software application built to help organizations by minimizing paper waste and toner ink, save time...

DeKALB – Students are invited on Thursday to fill the Duke Ellington Ballroom and observe two Illinois Supreme Court hearings. From 10 a.m. to noon, the Illinois Supreme Court will hear oral arguments at NIU in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. “Doors...

DeKALB – Illinois community college students are skipping the college application process and learning if they are accepted into universities without having to apply. High school students are expected to be next. The Public University Uniform Admission...

DeKALB – The Illinois Commission on Equitable Public University Funding submitted recommendations to the Illinois General Assembly for a new formula that could provide fair and equitable funding to Illinois universities.   Northern Illinois University...

DeKALB – Students on campus have job opportunities within and around NIU or side hustles run by them, including braiding hair and cooking. NIU students can use Huskies Get hired to find a job on or near campus, but might not find a job that works with...

DeKALB – Shae McCabe, a sophomore musical education major, does not have time to run to the closest dining hall. But as a vegetarian with anemia, she said her choices of finding high-protein non-meat items on campus are already slim. McCabe is enrolled...

DeKALB – To support Gaza and educate students, several NIU organizations came together to host a panel addressing questions regarding the Israel–Palestine conflict.  The panel, hosted by the Arab Students Association, Muslim Students Association...

DeKALB – At the Holmes Student Center, a table was set up with markers, postcards, a photographer and one goal: to celebrate Women’s History Month.   From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday in the HSC, the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center hosted...