DeKalb, Illinois -- “The Risk Worth Taking” a visual art exhibition by NIU School of Art and Design alumnus Kevin...
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Music’s Gregory Beyer earns Illinois Arts Council Creative Projects Grant
Gregory Beyer, professor of music and director of percussion studies in the NIU School of Music received a $12,000...
Art and Design’s Sinclair Bell selected to write essay for Etruscan exhibition in Legion of Honor Museum
Sinclair Bell, PhD, professor of art history in the NIU School of Art and Design, was one of 18 international...
“Air Trio” winners of Chamber Ensemble Competition featured on WNIU, April 20
The winners of this year's NIU School of Chamber Ensemble Competition will appear tonight at 7 p.m. on NPR's WNIU (90.5 FM). The performance will also be live streamed at wniu.org. "Air Trio" made up of three saxophonists, Ben Sanchez, Teddy Malamis and Daniël Smith...
NIU Jazz Ensemble at historic Jazz Showcase
The NIU Jazz Ensemble were featured at the historic The Jazz Showcase, 806 South Plymouth in Chicago on March 31. Rodrigo Villanueva Conroy, director of the Jazz Ensemble said, "The show was an incredible experience for our students, and was a very successful...
Huskie Spotlight: Elizabeth Nowak, ’27, Theatre Studies and Anthropology
Elizabeth Nowak is a double major in theatre studies and anthropology who is excited to have found the perfect way to blend her interests in the arts and sciences. "I always knew I wanted to pursue both the arts and sciences," Nowak said. "I would go back and forth...
Upcoming Winds concert featured on WREX-TV
On Friday night, April 17 at 7 p.m. the combined NIU Wind Ensemble and NIU Wind Symphony will perform in concert in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the NIU Music Building. One of the pieces they will be performing is famous for being a little unconventional. NIU...
Sinclair Bell named 2026 Presidential Research, Scholarship and Artistry Professor
Whether it’s expertise on Roman chariot racing and spectacle of the circus in ancient Rome, serving as research director on an archaeological dig in Italy, conducting research into race, representation and social practice on Romans in antiquity, or bringing his...
Huskie Spotlight: Rosemary McClure, jazz performance
Rosemary McClure is a junior jazz performance major from St. Charles. She appreciates the collaborative spirit that abounds in the Music Building. "A lot of my classes for jazz studies have been fairly small, so it’s been easy to connect with the people in those...
Huskie Spotlight: Daniel Chukwunyem, Master of Music
Daniel Chukwunyem enjoys being at NIU and appreciates the diversity of the campus. "I love the community. It is quite wonderful to see different folks from different walks of life coexisting. Also, I particularly love how experienced and welcoming the faculty are."...
Huskie Spotlight: Teddy Malamis, Music Education
Teddy Malamis, a senior music education major from Naperville, is the subject of a Huskie Spotlight. Malamis says, "I have loved music since a young age and was truly changed for the better by my music educators in elementary, middle and high school. I wish to have...
Students should submit their 2026-2027 FAFSA by April 25 to avoid delays in processing
A U.S. Department of Education system update on Sunday, April 26, 2026 will prevent colleges and universities from loading new FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Financial Aid) records until a software fix is in place. NIU’s Financial Aid and Scholarship...