DeKALB —The COVID-19 pandemic has created many obstacles for students, including mental and physical health challenges.
The consequences of the pandemic, including isolation, job loss and the closure of universities have contributed to anxiety...
DeKALB — The Division of Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion partnered with The Center for Black Studies for Racial Reconciliation Day on Wednesday via Zoom where the importance of racial healing and overcoming traumatic experiences were discussed.
The...
DeKALB—The American Red Cross is facing the worst blood shortage in over a decade. Donors of all blood types, but especially type O, are urged to donate.
“Winter weather across the country and the recent surge of COVID-19 cases are compounding...
DeKALB — The first phase of construction of the Facebook Data Center, which will be located east of Route 23 and south of Gurler Road is nearly complete and long-term hiring should begin soon.
NBC Charlotte in A Look Inside Facebook's Forest City,...
What to Know
There is a national effort to double the aid Pell Grant recipients receive annually.
The program would continue to be need-based, so there would not be a change in qualifiable students.
The doubled Pell Grants would be funded...
By Zulfiqar Ahmed, Media Editor
| January 16, 2022
2021 began as a year of compromise but soon caught steam towards the end of the summer. NIU athletics and student engagement on campus shined through the Fall. Here is a gallery with some of the highlights of 2021!
DeKALB – While the COVID-19 pandemic was still a reality for Americans in 2021, some of the consequences of the pandemic have improved including a dramatic decrease in unemployment.
In April of 2020, unemployment was at 14.7% amidst a wave...
DeKALB— NIU students and faculty were given news that, while expected, might not have been the most encouraging to hear. Online learning will be returning for all courses Jan. 18-25.
As of the week of Jan. 4, the positivity rate is at 13% and the...
DeKALB— Out of an abundance of caution, NIU will begin the Spring 2022 semester remotely until Jan. 25 for all courses being taught at NIU.
The decision was made to “help protect the health of our community during the surge of the Omicron variant,”...
DeKALB — The DeKalb County History Center and the Ellwood House Museum have collaborated on a virtual exhibit entitled “Arts in Action,” investigating the history of race relations in DeKalb County through the artwork of nine visual artists and...
DeKALB— Amazon recently paid $6.3 million for 58.65 acres at 1401 E. Gurler Road on Oct. 6 according to DeKalb County property records. Records show that the land was slated for a 700,000-square-foot warehouse which city officials have only referred...
DeKALB— After an eight-month search process that yielded 24 “qualified applicants,” NIU selected Darren Mitchell, a 21-year veteran of the NIU Police Department as its next Chief of Police.
Mitchell is the first chief to rise through the ranks...
