For two years, the United Faculty Alliance has been working on a contract with the hopes of improving teaching conditions for tenured and tenure-track faculty at NIU. The Board of Trustees will vote Thursday on whether or not the contract will go into...

Women work hard for their money but get paid less than men despite doing the same job, which is why it is so important NIU hosted “Closing The Gender Pay Gap.”The event was attended mostly by faculty with a low student turnout. More students should...

Communication professor Laura Vazquez is creating a documentary to capture the social justice issues members of CourtWatch fight against domestic violence cases.CourtWatch is a group of volunteers who attend DeKalb county domestic violence court cases...

Students from around the world were able to submit films for the first time to Reality Bytes, NIU’s independent film festival, this year.More than 75 films were submitted but only 18 were chosen for the film screening. High school, undergraduate and...

“Think Globally — Eat Locally” is the working title for a documentary from the Department of Communication on the importance of homegrown, natural food.Media studies professor Laura Vazquez is directing the project with assistance from graduate...