The NIU Council on Instruction postponed action Thursday on the university bylaws revisions and changed course review periods. Jim Banovetz, representative from the Presidential Task Force on Constitutional Revision, proposed the new university bylaws...

Hundreds of participants met to discuss causes of racism on American campuses Thursday as part of an all-day conference entitled "Racial Discrimination on Campus." Issues ranging from minority retention in colleges to educating people on the issue of...

Editor's note: This is the last part of a three-part series on higher education funding. This part deals with Illinois politicians' role in the funding process. Taxpayers who are concerned about higher education funding need to convince Illinois legislators...

The committment to address campus racism must become an internal priority of institutions, said Henry Johnson, vice president of student services at the University of Michigan Thursday. Johnson, speaking at the "Racial Discrimination on Campus" conference,...

Possible solutions to the causes of racism discussed at an NIU conference Thursday include classroom curricula changes and faculty instruction. NIU Provost Kendall Baker said at one of the conference's seminars that colleges need to provide the same kind...

The Faculty Assembly Wednesday received a report concerning a possible status of The Northern Star, which would require an additional $75,000 in student fees. Jon Dalton, vice president for student affairs, told the assembly he supported a new student...

The University Council Faculty Assembly recommended the size of the NIU Athletic Board be reduced from 34 to 20 members to conform with national university standards. The Faculty Assembly's Rules and Governance Committee presented the reduction proposal...

Local and state officials are disputing an Illinois law that went into effect Jan. 1 which requires couples applying for marriage licenses to take a blood test to screen for exposure to the AIDS virus. Sen. Paul Simon, D-Ill., and DeKalb County Clerk...

Time management and motivational skills are two topics the "Future Student Leadership Conference" will focus on to aid students in their roles as students and leaders. The Office of University Programming and Activities is sponsoring the Saturday conference,...

Editor's note: This is the second of a three part series on higher education funding. Part 2 deals with the administrator's views on funding. Tuesday, Gov. James Thompson told administrators they have to convince the Illinois General Assembly to approve...

Three senior faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences intend to resign after this semester because of a lack of teaching resources. "Faculty morale is a problem," LA&S Dean Peter Nicholls said. "They are trying to do their job,...

The Student Association Finance Committee approved two budgets totaling about $9,500 Wednesday and recommended to zero fund a third organization. The budgets must obtain final approval from the SA Senate. The Black Student Union budget, scheduled for...