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.

Northeastern’s Main Campus will be the site of the 2024 El Gran Festival Colombiano/The Great Colombian Festival, July 19-21. 

The Northeastern Illinois University Foundation will host the 51st Chuck Kane Scholarship Golf Outing on Monday, July 29.

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.

Northeastern Illinois University received a one-notch upgrade to its S&P Global credit rating.