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Members of the Faculty Senate councils and committees gather at Wednesday’s meeting at Altgeld Hall in the second floor auditorium. The Faculty Senate discussed changes to the university's employment and scholarship regulations, based on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action in college admissions. (Kaitlyn Lee-Gordon | Northern Star)

Affirmative action to affect NIU scholarships

By Kaitlyn Lee-Gordon, News Reporter | November 29, 2023

DeKALB – The NIU Faculty Senate discussed its first steps in revising various employment and scholarship regulations.  The discussion comes after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling against colleges using affirmative action, issued in June. Affirmative...