Tagged: diversity

Free-flowing speech

First Diversity Dialogue begins ongoing conversation

  • March 31, 2016
Students, faculty and area community members gathered recently in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium for the inaugural Diversity Dialogue: “The First Amendment, Free Speech and Lawful Assembly.”Vernese Edghill-Walden, NIU senior associate…

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History makers and trailblazers

NIU celebrates Black Heritage Month

  • February 4, 2016
African American History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African-Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African-Americans in U.S. history. The event grew out of…

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Why the geosciences must become more diverse

NIU professor involved in NSF-funded project that aims to spur change

  • December 15, 2015
By Nicole LaDue, NIU Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences The outlook for geoscience jobs is promising, with the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics projecting above-average job growth of…

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Melanie Koss

White, White and Read All Over

Lack of diversity in children’s books continues, NIU study shows

  • June 2, 2015
U.S. children’s picture books continue to show predominantly white characters, an NIU study shows. The imbalance – still an issue 50 years after Nancy Larrick’s landmark “The All-White World of…

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