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Nursing professor

Munroe was ‘good thinker,’ ‘devoted’

By Satta Kendor | January 20, 2015

The colleagues of nursing professor Donna Munroe, who died last week, are remembering her as well-liked and involved at NIU and in DeKalb.Munroe died at a Jan. 12 University Council committee meeting, according to an NIU Today news release. Munroe, who...

Mandate says healthcare requirement a tax

By Felix Sarver | July 9, 2012

One of the more contested provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was the individual mandate. The mandate requires every American to get health insurance by 2014 or pay a penalty. Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a “crucial”...

DeKalb helps connect seniors, people with disabilities to the Internet

By Thomas Verschelde | October 17, 2011

NIU participates in a project dedicated to bringing high speed Internet to low-income families and senior citizens. The "Getting Illinois Low Income Seniors and People with Disabilities Online Demonstration Project" will provide 3,000 people with high-speed...