NIU has a diverse student body but does not have the staff to match it. A more diverse staff would make college life more comfortable for students and more welcoming.
Editor’s note: There are currently no members of the Northern Star Editorial Board who are black. This, along with the fact that the majority of our staff is white, is evident of our organization being as much a part of the problem of racial inequality...
DeKALB — Five NIU alumni shared their personal stories of social change leadership both on- and off-campus at a university-hosted speaking event titled “125th Anniversary Dialogue on Diversity: Groundbreakers” 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Sandburg Auditorium...
DeKALB — Following Lisa Freeman’s appointment as NIU’s first female president, women across campus shared their perspectives regarding the milestone.Freeman’s designation made her one of 89 women currently serving as a university president or...
DeKALB — The sixth annual Diversity Reverse Career Fair was held Wednesday with alumni keynote speaker Lauren Scott who is currently a co-host for Chicago’s Best on WGN.The Diversity Reverse Career Fair is an event meant to help students showcase...
The new "Black Panther" is more than a superhero movie. The film is a powerful social statement because of its portrayal of its black protagonist and its majoritively black cast. It’s no secret mainstream media often falters in its portrayal of the...
PassPositive student activismNIU student groups are doing an excellent job when it comes to raising awareness about campus issues. One of the most recent examples of this was the Feb. 22 diversity march that was composed of students from the Latino Student...
NIU is making deliberate efforts to create a safe and inclusive campus by hosting diversity events that hope for change yet create none. The main goal is to serve a “diverse student population,” according to the Office of Academic Diversity, Equity...
Therest Arado (left), deputy director of the College of Law Library, speaks with Greg Long (right), University Council executive secretary, about new programs, such as the Human Diversity requirement, being discussed at NIU.
