Second cohort of Simpson Schatzle Fellows announced

NIU’s College of Visual and Performing Arts has announced the six 2026 recipients of a fellowship that provides financial support and recognition for some of the university’s most promising graduating students in the arts. The Simpson Schatzle Fellowships were first...

Ethan Cowburn, ’25 honored by online Thai music competition

Ethan Cowburn, who earned his master of music in 2025 from the NIU School of Music was awarded the Special Prize and International Award for the sixth anniversary of the ทำนองหลักเพลงไทย. The ทำนองหลักเพลงไทย is an online Thai music competition creted by Pokpong...

Huskie Spotlight: Kacee Dugas, M.M. World Music and Cello Performance

Kacee Dugas is pursuing her master of music in world music performance and cello performance. She is also teaching MUHL 222: World Music and Cultures. "I'm learning a lot as a dual student/teacher, and I love getting to share what I'm studying." Read Kacee's entire...

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Commencement profile – Khadija Nagi

Commencement profile – Khadija Nagi

Khadija Nagi, a DeKalb native, and now a proud graduate of the NIU School of Music is the subject of the fall 2025 commencement video profile. Khadija says she chose to stay in town to study music in part because of the accomplished alumni who are so supportive of...

In Passing: Ron Modell and more

In Passing: Ron Modell and more

by Antonio Garcia Jazz education lost a giant in the field with the passing on June 10 of my friend and colleague Ron Modell. Ron joined Northern Illinois University’s faculty in 1969 after a performance career that had already included touring as a teenager with...

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