DeKALB — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Friday the continuation of March 9 guidance for the Fall 2020 semester. This guidance states new international students cannot enter the U.S. to take entirely virtual classes.
“Nonimmigrant...
DeKALB — Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced July 15 a new COVID-19 mitigation plan that splits the state into 11 different regions to focus on the resurgence of cases within Illinois.
Prior to the new mitigation plan, the state was split up into four...
DeKALB — NIU’s “Protecting the Pack” plan provides health and safety guidelines for the fall semester. Here's what the NIU community needs to know.
Huskie expectations
NIU employees and students are required to complete training modules on...
DeKALB — President Lisa Freeman announced the release of the “Protecting the Pack” plan, via an email sent to the NIU community Thursday.
“‘Protecting the Pack’ also acknowledges the diverse needs of Huskies and provides options to accommodate...
Summer 2020 enrollment fell by 48 students from the Summer 2019 semester, according to university data.
Enrollment for the Summer 2020 term totaled 5,476 students, which is a 1.7% decrease from 2019. Of the total enrollment, 2,824 are undergraduate...
DeKALB — NIU Fraternity and Sorority Life announced formalized recruitment and intake events will be deferred to the Spring 2021 semester, according to the FSL website.
Deferment includes, but isn’t limited to, formal Panhellenic and Interfraternity...
A July 6 Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy that would have required international students to take at least one in-person class in the fall to remain in the U.S. was rescinded July 14. NIU will revert back to guidance issued in March, which was...
A 27-year-old DeKalb man is being charged with first degree murder following a shooting on Sunday night in the 1000 block of W. Hillcrest Drive.
The DeKalb Police Department charged Wayne Q. Slater at 11:12 p.m. Sunday. An investigation is ongoing,...
DeKALB — Three DeKalb residents are being charged with first-degree murder after a fatal Fourth of July shooting at FasMart gas station, 933 S. Fourth St. An arrest warrant was also issued Thursday for an Aurora man believed to have fired the gun.
At...
DeKALB — Since the state moved into its Phase 4 reopening plan on June 26, local restaurants continue to grapple with keeping their employees safe while trying to stay financially afloat.
The Phase 4 reopening plan allows for gatherings of up to...
DeKALB — Many around the country celebrated the Supreme Court’s June 18 ruling to block the Trump administration’s 2017 attempt to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
Applications for the program were stopped in 2017, and only those...
DeKALB — Back to school will look different this year; here’s what we know.
Health and safety
NIU task forces have been creating health and safety plans in preparation for the fall.
NIU will release a plan titled “Protecting the Pack”...
