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Photos: All programs to face NIU’s reviews

Photos: All programs to face NIU’s reviews

By Brandon Semel | January 29, 2015

Kristen Myers (left) and graduate teaching assistant Rhiannon Catherwood from the Women’s Studies program discuss program prioritization. “The process should involve a collaborative effort between departments,” said Myers, director of Women’s Studies. “Programs like ours help to recruit and retain a greater diversity of students on campus.”

Groups need ‘super-events’

Groups need ‘super-events’

By AJ Edwards | October 15, 2013

Campus organizations and resource centers come together regularly for events and activities, which serve as examples of our great communiversity.While an individual organization’s events are wonderful, the best ones are those where several groups come...

LGBT, Women’s Studies meet and greet campus

By Rachel Scaman | September 5, 2013

The LGBT and Women’s Studies Program will hold an open house from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.The program held a similar open house Wednesday. During the meeting, students and staff were welcome to come in and learn how to get involved with LGBT and Women’s...

Women’s studies proposes merger with LGBT studies

By Ali Combs | June 25, 2013

The Women’s Studies program is looking at big changes over the next several months, including a possible name change, new certificates to be offered and a more inclusive curriculum. During the spring semester, students on the mailing lists for either...

NIU alumna to give speech on social media, internships in job market

By Ian Gough | April 16, 2012

Graduation and job-hunting can be endlessly stressful for some students, but it doesn’t have to be. At 3 p.m. Friday, NIU alumna Elena Haliczer will be giving a speech in Reavis Hall Room 211, entitled Impatience is a Virtue: how internships, social...

Immigration the focus of Women’s History Month

By Kyla Gardner | March 2, 2011

Throughout March, students, faculty and staff have the opportunity to pack up their lunch and migrate to the nearest Women's History Month event to learn about immigration issues. The NIU Women's Studies Program will host a variety of events during March...