Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Updated daily with national news regarding higher education. Back issues also are accessible. So is data from colleges and universities nationwide on numerous topics. You need a user name and password to access areas within this site. See your editor or adviser.
U.S. Department of Education : A wealth of information, very well organized. Good place to find national stats, financial aid information, etc.
- Yahoo's search engine for Web sites of U.S. colleges and universities
Useful NIU Links
NIU Board of Trustees home page. This includes meeting schedules and agendas, committee assignments and biographies of board members.
NIU University Council home page
NIU Faculty Senate home page
NIU president's office home page. Includes texts of speeches, advisory cabinet membership lists and text of the "Growing Together" issues papers.
Development and University Relations division. This is NIU's fund-raising arm.
Illinois Higher Education Links
Governor's office: A good place to check on pending legislation waiting for the governor's signature.
NIU Governmental Relations: Contains updates from Springfield on issues affecting NIU. Also includes legislative news briefs and links to state, local and federal government sites.
SURS: State Universities Retirement System of Illinois. This is the place to find background on pension plans, early retirement questions and other related issues.
IBHE: Illinois Board of Higher Education.
State of Illinois home page
Illinois General Assembly
State Rep. David Wirsing's homepage. This contains useful info about Wirsing's schedule, his votes on current issues and an Illinois legislative calendar. Look under Dave's World.
House directory (including phone #s)
- House Democrats home page
- House Republicans home page
Both of these sites have good information about pending legislation. Keep in mind that they are partisan and that there may be other sides to the information presented.
Senate directory (including phone #s)
Other Higher Education Links
Yahoo! Higher Education directory
University Top Links: A jumping-off point for information on a number of university-related issues and topics.
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