Northeastern Illinois University will host “Echoes of Silence: Portraits of Pain, Reflections of Resilience” March 2-23.

lindathelibrarian
Mar 1
1 min read

Article releases February 26,2026

Northeastern Illinois University’s Genocide and Human Rights in Africa and the Diaspora (GHRAD) Center will host “Echoes of Silence: Portraits of Pain, Reflections of Resilience” March 2-23.

The exhibit features portraits of survivors of the 1972 genocide in Burundi, Africa as well as other images taken on study trips to Burundi with Northeastern students, faculty and staff between 2023-2025. “Echoes of Silence” is free and open to the public. It will be held in the University’s Ronald Williams Library on the Main Campus, 5500 N. St. Louis Ave. in Chicago.

Full Article

Recent Posts

See All

Arbitrator Rules WIU's Mass Layoff of Academic Librarians Was Illegal, Orders Reinstatement and Relief

IFT 6/10//2026 MACOMB, Ill. — The University Professionals of Illinois (UPI) Local 4100 is celebrating a major victory for students, faculty, staff, and Illinois public higher education after an arbit

Illinois is failing its regional universities

OP-ED: KIRK DILLARD May 27, 2026 By KIRK DILLARD As someone who has spent their career in both policy and higher education, and as a current trustee for Western Illinois University, I have sadly witne

Springfield must pass Public University Funding Act | Letter Merrill Cole

Special to the McDonough County Voice Updated May 15, 2026, 5:19 p.m. CT Western Illinois University is the most underfunded public university in Illinois. According to Advance Illinois, WIU currently