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Noteworthy at Northeastern: Another No. 1 ranking!

Northeastern has earned another No. 1 ranking for Environment, a faculty member published research on a popular social media platform, and a staff member received an appointment from Gov. JB Pritzker.

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Northeastern Illinois University again tops Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education rankings for Environment

For the fourth year in a row, Northeastern Illinois University is ranked No. 1 in the category of Environment among all Midwest colleges and universities by The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Ranking.

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Research finds extreme elitism, social hierarchy among Gab users

Despite its portrayal as a network that “champions free speech,” users of the social media platform Gab display more extreme social hierarchy and elitism when compared to Twitter users, according to a new study published in the September edition of the online journal First Monday. Researchers found a small number of Gab users hold a large amount of influence, sharing more homogeneous content than Twitter, some of which was associated with state-sponsored propaganda.

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Noteworthy at Northeastern: More honors!

Northeastern earned two more national rankings, hosted Pitch Night at the Carruthers Center and much more.

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Northeastern Illinois University students chosen for ThinkChicago: Lollapalooza 2019

For the past 14 years, summer in Chicago has been synonymous with Lollapalooza, one of the country’s largest annual music festivals. For the past seven years, the brainchild of Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell has also been synonymous with ThinkChicago...

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Business Innovation and Growth Center’s nontraditional entrepreneurs pitch new business ventures

The Business Innovation and Growth Center’s first cohort of age 50+ entrepreneurs from the Carruthers Center pitched their new business plans to community “sharks” on Aug. 28.

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Northeastern Illinois University named Illinois’ best college for adult learners

Washington Monthly magazine named Northeastern Illinois University one of the nation’s Best Colleges for Adult Learners in its September/October 2019 issue.

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Ensemble Español reaches $1.5 million match grant fundraising campaign with Caerus Foundation

Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater’s Raised in Chicago, Ready for the World fundraising campaign has concluded by raising a total of more than $1.5 million.

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Northeastern Illinois University named state’s most secure campus

Northeastern Illinois University ranks seventh in the nation and first in Illinois in a new report on colleges and universities with the lowest rates of property crime and