This past week’s Forward 150 discussion was “Recruitment 101,” in which the retention rates of students to the university were examined in a presentation by Dr. Janice Herring-Hendon, associate vice...

Valerie Jarrett will not be accepting payment for her keynote speech at Spring Commencement this May. The NEIU Board of Trustees faced disagreements stemming from $30,000 honorarium that was set to...

In the midst of budgetary restrictions and furlough programs, there was a major malfunction with the lights at El Centro. The lights were left stuck on day and night for about two weeks. The...

Police Blotter 04/25/2017 Issue - Spring 2017 The following incidents occurred between the dates of April 1 to April 17 at NEIU’s main campus: April 1 - The Nest: A couple was arguing over...

President Ashlei Ross (52.41%) 195 votes Dorrie Hubbard III (34.94%) 130 votes Vice President Mohammed Sibghatullah Khan (42.47%) 158 Nancy Calderon (42.47%) 158 votes Treasurer Alfredo Palafox...

NEIU’s Board of Trustees regularly scheduled meeting began with the discussion of newly implemented furlough days from April 11-12 and May 1. Cost and salary-savings plans are part of the furlough...

NEIU faculty and students filled B-158 on March 30 to hear a presentation on Hispanic/Latino retention rates given by Dr. Blase Masini, executive director for the NEIU Office of Institutional Research...

American broadcaster, Bill Kurtis and NEIU alumnus, Chicago author and radio personality, John St. Augustine were the keynote speakers at NEIU’s second annual Green Business Conference on April 4. The...

NEIU hosted a panel on March 29 titled “Transgender Domestic Violence: Developing New Strategies to Assist Survivors.” The panel included Dr. Jessica Punzo, director of the “Anti-Violence Project”...

The following incidents occurred between the dates of March 13 to March 28 at NEIU’s main campus: March 13 - LWH: There was a verbal dispute between a Lyft driver and a passenger but the fight was...

In our alarming present moment, the current Griffin Theatre Company performance of “In to America” depicts the story of American immigration, our country’s multicultural composition and “the American...

NEIU faculty and students filled B-158 on March 30 to hear a presentation on Hispanic/Latino retention rates given by Dr. Blase Masini, executive director for the NEIU Office of Institutional Research...