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Research @NEIU: Anthropology Professor Joins Field Museum, Receives Federal Grant To Build Plant-Use Database

Dr. Jon Hageman, Associate Professor in Anthropology, has been appointed Research Associate at the Chicago Field Museum, in recognition of his work with the museum's Searle Herbarium. Dr. Hageman also received a National Science Foundation grant from the area of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (Archeaology-Senior Research Program) to complete an online Mesoamerican ethnobotanical database. 

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Northeastern Illinois University Board of Trustees Selects Katrina E. Bell-Jordan, Ph.D., as Eighth University President

The announcement follows an inclusive year-long national search focused on the University’s renewed commitment to its mission with an eye toward the future.

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Northeastern Illinois University tops U.S. News & World Report for low student debt

For the ninth year in a row, Northeastern Illinois University graduates its students with the least amount of student debt among Midwest regional universities, according to the 2022-2023 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Colleges” publication. Northeastern also ranked No. 46 in social mobility.

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Northeastern Illinois University hosts a conversation with the 2023 George Floyd Social Justice Scholarship recipients

This year’s award recipients, Asha Brown (Sociology) and Prentice Hills (Social Work), will discuss meaning of social justice on April 3.