Jesse Jackson returns to NIU Tuesday after nine years. The civil rights activist and political figure welcomed in the traveling exhibit, “Quilts and Human Rights”. The event kicked off in the Sandburg Auditorium and concluded in Cole Hall. The exhibit...
DeKALB — The Pick Museum of Anthropology in Cole Hall opened its Quilts for Human Rights exhibit Tuesday evening, showing off how quilt making can serve as a form of expression.The exhibit originated at Michigan State University Museum in 2008. Included...
DeKALB — Acting president Lisa Freeman sent a campus-wide email Tuesday in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program.The administrative program allowed undocumented immigrants who...
The Rev. Jesse Jackson was welcomed by students, administrators and faculty of NIU inside the Sandburg Auditorium on Tuesday. Jackson brought emphasis in saying, “This land is our land, it was made for all of us”. This message carried through the...
A cadet hangs from a rope as she is assisted by cadet Morgan Neece and cadet Jared Galvan. Participants were required to pull their bodies across a creek while suspended.
DeKALB — The Rev. Jesse Jackson will be on campus Tuesday to celebrate the opening of Quilts and Human Rights, a traveling exhibit, and deliver a keynote speech.Quilts and Human Rights opened in 2008 at Michigan State University and focuses on social...
DeKALB — Students in the College of Education had a unique opportunity to test their academic achievements outside of the country in one of NIU’s premier programs.Educate Global, which was offered over the summer, was designed to provide undergraduate...
Neptune Residence Hall West and North received updates over the summer. Neptune Residence Hall East will receive the same updates during the fall semester.
DeKalb | Illinois higher education leadership has needed to answer difficult questions during the past few years; however, acting President Lisa Freeman has spent the majority of her life seeking answers to unsolved questions.Freeman is the first female...
