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Noteworthy at Northeastern: No. 1 eight years in a row!
For the eighth year in a row, Northeastern Illinois University topped U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Colleges” publication for graduating students with the least amount of student debt among Midwest regional universities! Read more about the rankings, Latinx/o/a Heritage Month events, the latest Vaccine Incentive Program and COVID-19 updates and more in this week’s Noteworthy at Northeastern.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awards $873,000 grant to Prison + Neighborhood Arts/Education Project
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded an $873,000 grant to the Prison + Neighborhood Arts/Education Project (P+NAP). The Northeastern Illinois University Foundation will serve as the fiscal sponsor for the grant, which will be distributed over the next two years.
Northeastern Illinois University earns three TRIO Student Support Services grants totaling $3.9 million
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded three grants to Northeastern Illinois University in support of TRIO Student Support Services (TRIO SSS), a program that provides individualized academic and social assistance to students from their freshman year through graduation. Northeastern is the only university in the state to be awarded more than two TRIO grants.
Department of Counselor Education awarded $975,175 rehabilitation training grant
Northeastern Illinois University has earned a five-year U.S. Rehabilitation Services Administration Long-Term Training Grant totaling $975,175 that will support students in the Department of Counselor Education’s Rehabilitation Counseling graduate program. This is the fourth time Northeastern has received this grant.