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January 30, 2020 10:56 ET | Source: Northern Illinois University

NIU removes use of standardized test scores for 2021 applicants

DeKalb, Ill., Jan. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northern Illinois University today announced it will eliminate the use of standardized test scores for general admission and merit scholarship...
September 30, 2019 08:00 ET | Source: Northern Illinois University

NIU unveils first Ph.D. programs in engineering

DeKalb, IL, Sept. 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) at Northern Illinois University (NIU) will begin offering its first doctoral programs with...
September 24, 2018 15:57 ET | Source: Northern Illinois University

NIU BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINTS DR. LISA C. FREEMAN AS 13TH PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY

DeKalb, Ill., Sept. 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NIU Board of Trustees on Sept. 20, 2018, appointed Dr. Lisa C. Freeman president of Northern Illinois University. Freeman, who has served as...
December 18, 2012 21:13 ET | Source: Pi Kappa Alpha

International Fraternity Responds to Tragedy at Northern Illinois

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 18, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upon notice on December 17, 2012 that 22 members of the Eta Nu Chapter had been served arrest warrants, the International Fraternity's Executive Vice...