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Joan Allen reflects on her Huskie worth ethic
In case you cannot tell by looking at her pages-long resume of Broadway stage productions, television programs and award-winning films, actress Joan Allen has a thing about work ethic. After four decades of stage and screen acting, she has not forgotten what she...
NIU Art History lecture series presents a talk on “Decolonizing Design History”
"Decolonizing Art History" is the topic for the next talk in NIU's Elizabeth Allen Visiting Lectures in Art History series. Megha Rajguru, senior lecturer, History of Art and Design, University of Brighton, United Kingdom, and Daniel Huppatz, associate professor,...
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...
Andrew Glendening Faculty Trombone Recital features world premiere
Andrew Glendening, director of the NIU School of Music will perform a world premiere as part of his Faculty Trombone Recital, Thursday, January 23 at 8 p.m. in the NIU Music Building Recital Hall. "Der Heroszupfer" composed by Joseph Klein was written in 2019 and will...
CVPA presents Fourth Annual Winter Arts Convocation
All students in the schools that make up the NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts: the School of Art and Design, School of Music and School of Theatre and Dance, are invited to the Fourth Annual Winter Arts Convocation, Monday, January 27 at 5:30 p.m. at Boutell...
Winning 2019 holiday cards designed by Art and Design students
NIU President Lisa Freeman has selected student artwork to showcase the incredible talent that NIU students possess. Of the entries submitted for consideration, three were selected and the artists received scholarships for their winning designs. Their work will be...
NIU Art Museum opens School of Art and Design Faculty Biennial exhibition Jan. 14
The NIU Art Museum’s School of Art and Design Faculty Biennial exhibition opens Tuesday, January 14 with a public reception on Thursday, January 23 from 5-7 p.m. Shown every two years, this invitational exhibit features recent artwork and scholarship by current...
Ina Murphy’s long, interesting route from Moldova to the School of Art and Design
For Ina Murphy, a summer job in the Wisconsin Dells changed the course of her life in many unexpected and exciting ways. Ina grew up in Moldova, in eastern Europe, where her love of animation got an unlikely start. Part of the legacy of the years her native country...
Yuko Asada featured in Trinidad and Tobago news for Steelpan trip to Thailand
The School of Music's Yuko Asada was featured in the November 28 edition of the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian, for her upcoming trip to Thailand. Asada is musical instrument technician at NIU where she directs the NIU Community School of the Arts Steelband and...
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