Since 2018, NIU Sociology Professor Keri Burchfield has been publishing work on the nature and scope of crimes against animals, and correlations among crimes...

This blog is part two of our series focused on NIU’s impactful partnership with DeKalb County Court Services. Learn more about the partnership in Part...

This year, DeKalb County Court Services is partnering with an NIU Community-engaged Course, Gender and Crime (Criminology 487/Sociology 587) taught by Sociology Professor Carol Walther....

WNIJ 89.5 is the broadcast arm of NIU and part of the Division of Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development. This past week, WNIJ News Director...

Alex Kramer graduated from NIU in 2021 with his bachelor’s degree in operations management and information systems, with a minor in marketing. In 2023 he...

OERD’s Director of Community-engaged Partnerships Jennifer Groce is collaborating with the Division of Academic Affairs to help NIU faculty build mutually beneficial relationships with community...

Alexios Rosario-Moore, Ph.D., is a Community Engagement Research Fellow in the Division of Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development and a Visiting Assistant Professor in the...

An interview with Alexios Rosario-Moore, Ph.D., OERD Community Engagement Research Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor in the NIU College of Education Alexios is studying the...

January 28 is Global Community Engagement Day – a day when people across the globe celebrate community efforts to work together to make the world...

What does community engagement look like? For NIU Professor of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment Pi-Sui Hsu, it means partnering with middle school teachers in...