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University Communications Archives
NIU’s 115th Homecoming is coming up October 3-9
NIU President Lisa Freeman is inviting everyone to attend the university's 115th Homecoming, with a host of events...
Free drive-thru COVID-19 testing available Jan. 10-12
NIU, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the DeKalb County Health Department are partnering to offer our...
Community conversation “Belonging” with john a. powell, Oct. 22
The City of DeKalb and Northern Illinois University present, "Belonging" a community conversation with Dr. john a. powell. It is a virtual conversation, from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, October 22. In January 2020, the NIU Office of Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion...
Huskies Vote: National Voter Registration Day
Participating in elections is one of the key freedoms of American life. Many people in countries around the world do not have the same freedom, nor did many Americans in centuries past. No matter what you believe or whom you support, it is important to exercise your...
June 18 Supreme Court Ruling on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: I am writing today to let you know that I join many of you in appreciating today’s Supreme Court ruling blocking efforts to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This cause has been a priority for me from the...
A message from Chief Diversity Officer Vernese Edghill-Walden
Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff, Something is happening in our world. The masses of people are rising up. And wherever they are assembled…the cry is always the same: ‘We want to be free.’ These are words spoken by Martin Luther King Jr. more than five decades ago....
Provost sends message to students on fall course delivery modalities
NIU Executive Vice President and Provost Beth Ingram communicated to current and incoming students about the ways the university will be delivering courses for fall semester 2020. Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students, I hope you are enjoying your summer. Here at...
Pomp and Virtual Circumstance: NIU launches online graduation resources
While commencement ceremonies have to be delayed at this time, there’s no need for the class of 2020 to wait to start celebrating. NIU is offering creative ways to share graduation excitement virtually. The Huskie Grad Virtual Celebration includes resources to help...
Real Impact: Student Emergency Fund keeps NIU students in school
When the COVID-19 crisis first hit, NIU sophomore Robert Hodges says he felt like he might be living in an alternate universe. “Losing both my jobs in one week’s span, that’s something you see in the movies,” he says. But Robert’s predicament was very real–a fact that...
NIU launches Student Emergency Fund to help those facing challenges
In an effort to provide grants and resources to degree-seeking students in need, NIU has created a Student Emergency Fund. Developed in partnership with the NIU Foundation, the fund will launch Monday, April 6. Students will be encouraged to fill out a simple form...
Huskies. Never. Quit.
NIU removes use of standardized test scores for 2021 applicants
NIU Student Government Association President Naomi Bolden knows what it’s like to stress over standardized tests. The Chicago native, graduating in December of 2020 with a double major of political science and journalism, said she suffers from test anxiety. “I am one...
Consider supporting student scholarships for #GivingTuesday
Today is #GivingTuesday, a fairly new “holiday” that encourages people around the world to give to causes that are important to them. For all of us, our students’ success is a cause that is near and dear to our hearts. To that end, I ask that you consider making a...
NIU adopts domestic tuition rate
Recent action taken by the NIU Board of Trustees will help NIU recruit more U.S. students from outside the borders of the Land of Lincoln. The NIU Board of Trustees approved a new domestic rate structure for tuition that will set out-of-state tuition for domestic...
NIU stands with our DACA students
A message from Dr. Lisa Freeman, Acting President, Northern Illinois University Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: In response to today’s decision from the White House, I want to reassure our community that everyone at NIU is committed to all of our students and their...
Commitment to civil discourse, safety of our campus, and inclusion
In light of the tragic events in Charlottesville, Va., we want to reaffirm Northern Illinois University’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. We maintain, with certainty, that bigotry and hatred do not embody the university’s values. We encourage free...