NIU will confer an honorary doctorate this spring to Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, whose nearly half-century in various elected offices are only part of a remarkable lifetime of public service. White’s long résumé includes 33 years as a teacher and
Read moreCamera’s eye: Blackwell photo exhibition to tell tale of Tetova
As Fadil Sulejmani greeted students and faculty of the new University of Tetova, he uttered words likely never spoken before – or since – to mark the inauguration of a school. “We want pens and notebooks,” Sulejmani told the crowd, “not violence.”
Read moreNIU to give honorary doctorate to Tetovo’s ‘rector of the people’
NIU will confer an honorary doctorate degree this fall to Vullnet Ameti, a man who demonstrated his belief in education as a human right by helping to establish the only Albanian university in Macedonia. The rector of the University of Tetovo will
Read moreBridging oceans
NIU joins Macedonian university in promoting peace Deep and influential thinkers from around the world will convene this December in Macedonia at the State University of Tetovo’s Center for Peace and Transcultural Communication. As they share their ideas on the impact of
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