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The Center for Black Studies offers a Black Studies minor and several programs for Black students. The center creates a safe space for NIU's diverse student body for the past 50 years.

Associate Director: ‘If you don’t have a diverse faculty, you can further systemic racism’

By Parker Otto | February 25, 2022
NIU has a diverse student body but does not have the staff to match it. A more diverse staff would make college life more comfortable for students and more welcoming.
NIU was a subject of a phishing scam Tuesday that targeted over 9,000 student email addresses after two accounts were compromised.

Phishing scam hits NIU email server

By Wes Sanderson | February 24, 2022

DeKALB— Two student email accounts were at the root of a phishing attack that saw more than 9,000 emails being sent through the NIU Office 365 server Tuesday, according to NIU DoIT and NIU Communications. The emails sent to students solicited...

Jacob Burg stands in front of the NIU letters at the MLK Commons. Burg is Deputy Speaker of the Senate, Chair of the Board of Elections, and acting Election Commissioner in SGA.

SGA Deputy Speaker works hard to improve NIU community

By Ellie Craighead, News Reporter | February 24, 2022
SGA member Jacob Burg uses his life experiences to work with different committees to create new projects to make DeKalb a better place.
Joyce DeFauw sitting at a sports game. At 89 years old, she is NIU's oldest student.

NIU’s oldest student set to graduate after 72 years

By Elisa Reamer and Jaylen Conwell | February 22, 2022

DeKALB — The university experience for many students is a seamless transition from high-schooler to college graduate in four to five years, but for others, the journey is unconventional. Joyce DeFauw started her journey at NIU in 1951 and is now currently...

Home page of Navigate Student system. The software  encourages student success and connections between faculty and students.

Navigate Student encourages student success

By Elisa Reamer | February 18, 2022

DeKALB — NIU launched Navigate Student on Feb. 15 to encourage student success, make it easier for students and faculty to connect and improve graduation rates. Students can access Navigate Student through the App Store, Google Play or the web.  The...

The NIU College of Business will be hosting a virtual discussion moderated by Dennis Barsema on March 2 at 6 p.m. and is free to attend.

College of Business to host virtual discussion, 60-year celebration

By Northern Star Staff | February 18, 2022

To celebrate 60 years of NIU College of Business graduates, alumnus and trustee Dennis Barsema, class of 1977, will moderate a conversation among Dean Emeritus David Graf, Dean Emeritus Denise Schoenbachler and current Dean Balaji Rajagopalan. The discussion...

Mobile services will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center on the first floor.

Secretary of State to host mobile services in HSC

By Northern Star Staff | February 17, 2022

The Illinois Secretary of State is hosting mobile services here at NIU on Monday, March 14 and Monday, April 18. It will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center on the first floor. The services available are driver’s license...

NIU music professor Rodrigo Villanueva, is the recipient of one of the 2022 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards and will spend four months this summer teaching and conducting research in Brazil.

NIU music professor awarded Fulbright Scholarship

By Bailey Eschbach, Lifestyle writer | February 16, 2022

DeKALB— An NIU School of Music professor became the recipient of a flagship U.S. government-sponsored scholarship program that will send him to Brazil for four months as part of the Fulbright Scholars program.  Rodrigo Villanueva, NIU School of...

The Center for Black Studies received the Cultural Center of the Year award in 2021.

Center for Black Studies wins Cultural Center of the Year 2021

By Elisa Reamer | February 13, 2022

DeKALB — The Center for Black Studies received the Cultural Center of the Year 2021 and Innovative Website awards by the Association of Black Cultural Centers in October to recognize all of the hard work everyone has put into the Center for Black Studies.  The...

2 students, no employees test positive for COVID-19

NIU announces new mask guidelines

By Northern Star Staff | February 10, 2022

Editor's note: This record has been updated to accurately reflect the mask guidance changes made by NIU in a Feb. 26 email sent to faculty and students. NIU has announced new mask guidelines, following Governor Pritzker’s plan to lift mask mandates...

A classroom in the Center for Black Studies, which offers different programs for Black students to encourage success and help them make connections.

Black Studies minor promotes understanding

By Julio Ceja | February 10, 2022

DeKALB — Students who are looking to change minors or learn about different options can look into the Black Studies minor offered by the Center for Black Studies.  The minor requires students to take 18 credit hours within the required courses,...

The list of the contents placed in the Huskies Care and Serve Blessing Bags. CAB will host these events every first and third Tuesday of the month.

Huskies Care and Serve program gives back to community

By Ally Formeller, News Reporter | February 9, 2022

DeKALB — Huskies Care and Serve is a volunteer program run by the Campus Activities Board (CAB) that allows students to work on projects that give back to the NIU and DeKalb communities. Tuesday’s event allowed students to fill bags with necessities...