On Wednesday, Feb. 17, as part of  Black History Month, Dr. Walter Kimbrough made an appearance at NEIU. The president of Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas spoke on “the right to dream,” specifically highlighting post-race and post-black history. The Chicago native was introduced to his audience by Robert […]

About this time every year, dedicated students in the College of Business and Management here at NEIU put together the International Business Conference, otherwise known as the IBC.  Each year, a different region of the world is chosen to be the focus of the IBC. Experienced business leaders are asked to come and speak […]

On Tuesday, Feb. 16, the Student Union organized the Mardi Gras/Rio Festival in the Student Union Cafeteria during activity hour. Student organizations including Alpha Psi Lambda, Gamma Psi Omega, Theta Chi Omega, Student Activities and Espanola Ensemble participated and had their tables set up in the cafeteria. The Student Union […]

#8220;Is everybody ready?” Bryan Collier asked audience members in the Golden Eagles Room. The tables were shaped in a U, encircling Collier as he stood in the middle, smiling to a crowd of about 30 to 40 people. Collier warmly introduced himself as a Maryland native, now living in New […]

The College of Arts and Sciences received a donation from the Sidwell Company on Feb. 1 to commemorate friendly relationships between the company and our school. The Sidewell Company has been providing overhead pictures of geologic and urban sites to NEIU’s Aerial Photography Interpretation class for several years now, and […]

In response to the proposed change to activity hour, the time at which many student clubs, organizations and intra-murals have their meetings and host events on Tuesdays and Thursdays, many students have started petitions to keep it at its usual time from 1:40 p.m.-2:40 p.m., instead of switching it to […]

Judith Dorothy Barbosa-Marhoum, 41, who worked as a secretary for the Department of Communications, Media, and Theater (CMT) since fall 2007, tragically passed away in a car accident on Jan. 16. “Her ability to maintain a positive humane environment, not only for faculty but for students,” said CMT professor Tony […]

As a part of the 14th Annual African, African American, Native American, Caribbean and the Americas Heritage Conference Series (AAANACA) held at NEIU, Stan West presented the  book he co-authored, “Suburban Promised Land.” As one of the authors of the book, West said that 10 years ago he and Peggy […]

David H. Leaman, a political science professor at NEIU, introduced the guests for this event: Ludovic Comeau, Associate Professor and Academic Director at DePaul University, and Serge JC Pierre-Louis, President of DuSable Heritage Association, Association of Haitian Physicians Abroad, and Neurologist at Stroger Cook County Hospital. “The biggest enemy of […]

On Nov. 22, the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) commission voted to grant NEIU’s music department accreditation. The NASM is a national accrediting agency for music schools and programs with high criterions.  Prior to granting accreditation to a school, NASM investigates that certain institution to ensure that the […]