DeKALB — NIU’s College of Business is hosting “Wednesday Night Wisdom,” a free online speaker event, on Sept. 15 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.  Attendees can expect to hear from those who led the conception of the De La Vega Innovation Lab that opened...

DeKALB —Total enrollment for the Fall 2021 semester fell 3% from Fall 2020, according to 10-day enrollment data released Thursday. NIU saw a decrease of 535 students from last fall, with total enrollment sitting at 16,234 students for Fall 2021. Total...

DeKALB — Towers Literary Magazine, first published in 1939, is striving to publish once again after its lapse in 2016.  The literary and creative art magazine publishes fiction, nonfiction poetry, drama and artwork and used to publish every year for...

DeKALB — Sandy Lopez, coordinator for undocumented student support, became the undocumented student liaison following Villa’s Law, signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Aug. 20.  Villa’s law, sponsored by Illinois State Senator Karen Villa (D-West...

DeKALB — NIU announced Wednesday that no additional students and one employee have tested positive for the coronavirus, and one student and no employees have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Wednesday, 28 Huskies are currently...

DeKALB — NIU is teaching two generations of students about Sept. 11, 2001, as a moment in history rather than an event that occurred in the students’ lifespan. Sept. 11 was 20 years ago, which seems so far away. In reality, students, faculty and staff...

DeKALB — NIU announced Tuesday that seven additional students and one employee have tested positive for the coronavirus, and 23 students and four employees have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Tuesday, 28 Huskies are currently...

Monday Huskie Conversation Podcast Season 3 Episode 3 Release: The Social Justice Education Department will continue their Conversations That Matter about Born a Crime by Trevor Noah. Host J Pappas will discuss the 2021 NIU Common Read Experience...

DeKALB —  The Social Justice Education Department, established in 2016, continues to provide students with anti-discriminatory resources and ample avenues of social change. The department hosts many events and workshops to promote open dialogue and...

DeKALB – De Mujer a Mujer, a student group based around support for Latina women attending NIU, is one of the newest official student organizations. De Mujer a Mujer, Spanish for “from woman to woman,” was founded in 2002 as a program under the...

DeKALB一 Between Wednesday and Thursday, 74 people received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The DeKalb County Health Department partnered with NIU to administer complimentary Pfizer-BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson vaccines to students,...

DeKALB — NIU announced Friday that five additional students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and four students and one employee have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Friday, 47 Huskies are currently...