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DeKALB – On Oct. 7, the NIU community will hold a ceremony in honor of New Hall being renamed the Fanny Ruth Patterson Complex, which will contain Patterson Hall East and Patterson Hall West. The change is being made to honor Fanny Ruth Patterson, the first African American to graduate from NIU. Patterson completed her...

Five Illinois public universities feature buildings that resemble castles — and they all can trace their roots to a single Illinois governor.

Friday, May 7, 2021, 12–1 pm Free admission A conversation with Jules Prown, founding director of the Center and Paul Mellon Professor Emeritus of the History of Art in the Department of the History of Art at Yale University; Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen, Assistant Dean and Professor, Yale School of Architecture; and Nathan Flis (moderator), Head of Publications at the Center at home: Book Discussion Join us for lively and inspiring conversations with some of today’s most ...