At least once in their academic lives, students have had a class in DuSable Hall. Many, however, do not know this is a building named for an African-French trader who aided in the Revolutionary War. “DuSable Hall was named after Jean Baptiste Paul Dessables,”...

A new student association, Helping Hands Community Service Organization, plans to follow the mission of spreading diversity on campus, said Helping Hands President Latasha Bennett.Bennett created the organization two years ago to begin her path to having...

NIU will host the 19th annual Study Abroad Fair Wednesday. The fair will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Duke Ellington Ballroom in the Holmes Student Center. Faculty and students in attendance can learn about financial aid, grants and loan options for...

DeKALB | Our idea of the African woman bartering in market stalls doesn't usually include a ride to work in a chauffeured, black Mercedes-Benz. Maybe it should. Mama Benz: An African Market Woman will be screened at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Center for...

NIU closed Black History Month Monday night in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. The event, titled "Black Pride Renewed, Refreshed, Redefined" was sponsored by the Center for Black Studies and Campus Activities Board. The program featured performances from...

The Center for Black Studies has postponed its program featuring speaker Pat Reid Merritt, who was scheduled to give a lecture at the Regency Room in the Holmes Student Center Thursday. The new date will be announced on a later date. The Miss Black and...

The Chronicle of Higher Education recently reported on the findings of the book, Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses, which comments on college graduates, stating that "more than a third of college seniors are no better at crucial...

DeKALB | An NIU freshman was fatally shot Sunday afternoon in the Marquette Park neighborhood of Chicago. Marcus Miller, 18, of the 7200 Block of South Francisco Avenue of Chicago was shot in the 2600 block of West 71st Street, the Chicago Tribune reported....

DeKalb - The Center for Black Studies hosted the 26th Annual Talented Tenth University Mentorship Program over the weekend. The program focuses on bringing high school students to NIU and giving them an in-depth look at different aspects of college life....