Following a comprehensive internal search process, Dr. Katrina E. Bell-Jordan was named Interim President of the University for a one-year period beginning July 1, 2023.
Effective Aug. 19, 2024, 11 members of the faculty will receive tenure and promotion to the rank of associate professor. Additionally, 10 faculty members will be promoted to the rank of professor and three have earned Professional Advancement Increases.
Northeastern Illinois University held its third annual President’s Inclusive Excellence and Diversity Awards on April 24 in Alumni Hall on the University’s Main Campus.
Northeastern Illinois University has entered into a new partnership with ASPIRA of Illinois to help ASPIRA teachers gain their Learning Behavior Specialist (LBS I) Endorsement over the summer.
World-renowned presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author Doris Kearns Goodwin will be the Daniel L. Goodwin Distinguished Lecture Series speaker on Sept. 17.
John Bliss, who served as a Senior Instructor for Northeastern Illinois University's Department of Communication, Media and Theatre (CMT), died on July 10, 2024. He was 66 years old.