When Patricia Morales and José Flores Sanchez came to Northeastern Illinois University, neither anticipated that their education in the Department of Sociology would put them on a path to becoming the first people in their families to earn Ph.D.s.

Food psychology isn’t all about fad diets and eating disorders. In fact, that’s a very small part of it. It’s really about the relationship between humans and food, which can be fascinating. Just ask Northeastern Illinois University senior Sharon Wentz. She’ll tell you all about it.

Meet two Computer Science majors who had the opportunity to serve as peer mentors for Northeastern’s Google Summer Computer Science Summer Institute Extension (CSSI-Extension) program.

What’s in a name? For a vibrant nonprofit performing arts center on the border of Chicago’s Logan Square and Hermosa neighborhoods, the answer is ... everything.

Northeastern Illinois University was one of nine schools across the country-and the only one in the Midwest-to host Google's Computer Science Summer Extension (CSSI-Extention).

Northeastern alumna Sarah Gershon and Associate Professor Jennifer Banas bring innovation to health education classes for high school students.

At the age of 90, Bob Dwyer became the oldest graduate in the University’s records, which date back to 1962.

The science of success isn’t an exact formula. Yet, André Herrera Charpentier figured it out.

Troy Harden came to Northeastern Illinois University three years ago to help launch the Master’s in Social Work program, which graduated its first class of students in May 2018. While that was a satisfying moment of accomplishment for Harden, his commitment to improving Chicago’s underserved neighborhoods goes far beyond the classroom.

When Jonathan Ramsey decided to study abroad in Poland during his last semester at Northeastern Illinois University, he had no idea of the impact it would have on his life.