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Northern Today - January 14, 2008

Paul VallasPaul Vallas to speak at NIU

Paul Vallas, former CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, will give two presentations Jan. 31 at NIU.

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Daniel KemptonNIU political scientist returns
to Russia as Fulbright Scholar

NIU Political Scientist Daniel R. Kempton has won a prestigious Fulbright Scholar grant to Russia, where he arrived this week to begin a nearly six-month research and teaching assignment.

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Murali Krishnamurthi, Dan Cabrera and Jason RhodeFaculty Development launches ‘Quick Tips’

A new software tool called Articulate has inspired and enabled NIU’s Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center to create short online tutorials on effective teaching that seamlessly match PowerPoint slides with narration and video.

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Gary GlennPresident Bush nominates NIU’s Glenn
for National Council for the Humanities

President George W. Bush has nominated Gary D. Glenn, a Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus in NIU’s Department of Political Science, to serve on the National Council for the Humanities.

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Image of a wizardNIU announces contest to help name
new Harry Potter conference

Organizers of a Harry Potter conference planned for later this year are hoping Potter fans will help provide a proper name for the event.

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