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Northern Michigan University is honoring the team behind the Educational Access Network—a groundbreaking regional broadband initiative recently sold to Michigan Broadband Services for $21 million, securing long-term benefits for the university and local communities.

Northern Michigan University will officially usher in a new era of leadership with the Investiture of NMU President Chris Olsen at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 2 in the Grand Ballrooms of the Northern Center.

The Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees approved a balanced general fund budget for the 2026–2027 fiscal year during its regular meeting today, successfully closing an anticipated $8 million deficit through proactive strategic planning.

The Indigenous Perspectives Symposium, taking place across campus Friday, Sept. 25, will begin a year of events celebrating the 30th anniversary of Northern Michigan University's Center for Native American Studies.

NMU alumnus Lt. Col. Kip Taylor was paid special tribute during a ceremony honoring those killed during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Taylor died after terrorists hijacked American Airlines Flgiht 77 and flew it into the Pentagon.

Northern Michigan University received the 2026 Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Award from Insight Into Academia magazine, the oldest and largest publication focused on best practices in higher education.

To officially launch NMU's Evergreen initiative, the Division of Extended Learning and Community Engagement is hosting a two-day discussion opportunity beginning at noon on September 9 & 10 in Peninsula II in The Northern Center. 

NMU alumna Arwen Hamel traveled the world as a student, and will continue that trend after graduation, with a two-year placement in the Peace Corps in Fiji.

The Excellence in Mental Health and Well-Being Award recognizes an institution's programs and initiatives that significantly advance core values of student and employee mental health and well-being through campus priorities deserving of national recognition.

Northern Michigan University English professor and author Matthew Gavin Frank is the recipient of the 2026-2027 NMU Peter White Scholar Award, which will fund archival research and international travel related to what he considers the most ambitious literary venture of his career. The project will examine persecuted artists, the preservation of works created under oppression and endangered cultural histories.