In response to student requests, Northern Michigan University is offering a new self-defense course with a curriculum applicable to both men and women. The special topics course HP295 Self-Defense will be held from 6-9:20 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning March 13.

A Northern Michigan University professor explores literary representations of walking in a book that was included on KCET's “L.A. History to Poetry: 23 Notable Books of 2018” list. Amy Hamilton's latest scholarly work, Peregrinations: Walking in American Literature, adopts a cross-cultural perspective on walking and demonstrates how the topic allows writers to engage with a wide array of histories, stories and traditions.

The Northern Michigan University Student Performing Arts Association presents Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14-Saturday, March 16 at the James A. Panowski Black Box Theatre. Admission is free. Written by playwright Eric Coble, Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe is a collection of four tales originally written by Poe: “The Raven,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Pit and the Pendulum” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.”

Northern Michigan University's Multicultural Education and Resource Center will present “An Evening with Selma” from 7- 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, in 1322 Jamrich Hall. The event includes a screening of the movie Selma, which chronicles Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala. A discussion led by civil rights activist Sheyann Webb-Christburg will follow. The public is invited free of charge.

The Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees approved 2019-20 room and board rates that are less than 1 percent higher than last year, despite inflationary cost adjustments and maintenance needs.