DeKALB | The severance package President Doug Baker will receive following his June 30 resignation totals about $600,000.The total includes the equivalent to one year of Baker’s base salary, which is $450,000 and “applicable benefits;” $137,500...
DeKALB | Provost Lisa Freeman will be assuming the role of President Doug Baker immediately following the enactment of his resignation June 30, making her NIU’s first female president.While Freeman holds the position on an interim basis per the presidential...
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DeKALB | President Doug Baker announced his choice to resign a year prior to the end of his contract during a Thursday Board of Trustees meeting.The Office of the Executive Inspector General, a state watchdog agency, released a report May 31 about its...
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DeKALB | The Executive Ethics Commission released the Office of Executive Inspector General, a state agency that investigates allegations of misconduct, final report regarding a two-year investigation into NIU’s procurement and hiring practices that...
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DeKALB — While Program Prioritization is a university-wide initiative intended to review current processes to see where adjustments — including possible cuts — need to be made, the College of Business has thrived under the initiative while stressing...
DeKALB — President Doug Baker sent out a campus update Thursday to announce transitions in six administrative leadership roles across campus.These leadership roles will be filled by current NIU faculty members and individuals outside of the NIU community,...
DeKALB — Provost Lisa Freeman is expecting data for Program Prioritization to be available sometime in the fall she said during a Wednesday University Council meeting.Program Prioritization used task forces to create reports that reviewed 223 academic...
