Black History Month is about to kick off at Northeastern Illinois University! Among the many highlights is the return of an alumna who founded the Bronzeville Historical Society and will return for a lecture at the Carruthers Center.

Richard P. Montañez, creator of the popular Flamin’ Hot line of snack products, will serve as the next speaker in Northeastern Illinois University’s Daniel L. Goodwin Distinguished Lecture Series.

Ten members of the Northeastern Illinois University community were honored during the 18th Annual Black Heritage Awards ceremony on Feb. 28 at the Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS).

Timothy C. Evans, chief judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, will deliver a talk on the state of justice in Cook County during an Oct. 20 event at Northeastern Illinois University’s El Centro location, 3390 N. Avondale Ave. in Chicago.

We’ve got the latest on the College of Arts and Sciences climate change initiative, Associate Professor of History Mateo Farzaneh’s numerous media appearances to discuss the situation in Iran, and much more.

Northeastern Illinois University’s Educational Leadership master’s degree program has earned national recognition! Read all about the program’s ranking, find out how to make nominations for the 2020 Alumni Awards and more in Noteworthy at Northeastern.

Northeastern Illinois University has announced the next speaker in the Daniel L. Goodwin Distinguished Lecture Series—and this man’s creation may have influenced your recent snacking. Find out more about the lecture, the next Jewel Box Series concert and more in Noteworthy at Northeastern.

For the fifth consecutive year, Northeastern Illinois University has received a Tree Campus USA recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation.

Find out more about Northeastern’s role in the education of future Latinx business leaders, an education alumna who saved the life of one of her fifth-grade students and more.
 

Northeastern Illinois University’s College of Arts and Sciences has changed the name of its Art department to Art + Design and the department, major and minor of Women’s and Gender Studies to Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies beginning in the Fall 2020 semester.