CRUEL FEBRUARY IN HUNTSVILLE. University Diaries has been following developments there, with additional observations at her Inside Higher Ed column.

Northern Illinois University offers condolences.

On behalf of the NIU community, our students, faculty and staff, we offer our heartfelt sympathy and condolences to President Williams and the University of Alabama in Huntsville family. We share your pain and your loss, having personally experienced the profound grief you are encountering on this tragic day.

President Peters has spoken with President Williams and has offered prayers and support from our NIU family during this difficult time.