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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

DeKALB- The Special Collections and Archives (SCA) is a new unit that coordinates the services and programs of the Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) and the Regional History Center and University Archives (RHCUA).  For the last two years,...

DeKALB— A student was found unresponsive Monday morning on campus and pronounced dead after an apparent medical crisis, according to NIU spokesperson Joe King. The university declined to provide the name of the student, but emails obtained by the...

DeKALB— Total enrollment has decreased by 4% from the Spring 2021 semester, according to 10-day enrollment data. The enrollment numbers reflected a familiar trend that NIU and other schools across the country have seen since the pandemic hit. There...

DeKALB – NIU President Lisa Freeman announced her goals for the 2021-2022 academic year in a Board of Trustees meeting last November. The goals presented to the Board of Trustees include annual and multi-year objectives in six different themes.  For...

DeKALB—  NIU’s SHIELD COVID-19 testing sites will reopen on Friday after all testing locations throughout the state were closed Thursday due to weather and concern over tests being backlogged due to lab closures.  The Holmes Student Center testing...