A black and white portrait of old NMU history professor Lew Allen Chase

NEW! A Topic of Study: NMU Research Conducted in the Upper Peninsula

Check out our new article on those who have conducted their academic research right here in the Upper Peninsula! Written and researched by undergraduate student Mirabella Markham.

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NEW! The History and Community of Northern's Nursing Program

Interested in nursing? Read our latest article on the history and contemporary success of NMU's nursing program! Written and researched by undergraduate student Mirabella Markham.

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Al and Dan

A Conversation with Alphonso Eason (1989 NMU Grad)

During the summer of 1986, Alphonso Eason and Dan Truckey (Director of the Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center) were both Orientation Assistants at Northern Michigan University. In 2021, they reunited on-line for a conversation about impact that NMU had on Alphonso's life and his journey from Detroit to Marquette and beyond.

A Conversation with Alphonso Eason

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