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NEWS 

Elena Haliczer 

Congratulations to NIU English and Women's Studies alumna Elena Haliczer, who was named by the Alumni Association Board of Directors as the recipient of this year's Outstanding Young Alumni Award! Elena well deserves this award for her wonderful achievements at Huff Post and elsewhere!

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It's now easier to sign up for a Women's Studies contract major.  Contact our office to find out more information (815.753.1038; womenst@niu.edu; Reavis Hall, Room 103).

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What students say about NIU Women's Studies:

"The NIU Women's Studies Program is caring, compassionate, and supportive to students and the wider community."

-Elizabeth (graduate student)

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Women's Studies courses and activities "present opportunities that meaningfully challenge and change the way you think about and interact with the world."

-Alex (undergraduate student)

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Women's Studies is "tremendously valuable to both male and female students alike as it involves the study of issues that have relevance and resonance to all of us."

-Ashley (graduate student)

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"Women’s Studies...has given me a voice. I feel comfortable expressing my views, and calling myself a feminist because of the support I have received from the wonderful people in Women’s Studies at NIU.”

-Heather (undergraduate student)

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For more information, contact the Women's Studies Program:

Reavis Hall, Room 103
DeKalb, IL 60115
Phone: 815-753-1038
Fax: 815-753-1074
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