Lisa Freeman was approved for contract negotiations Thursday as NIU’s first female president, and the Northern Star Editorial Board would like to express a cautiously optimistic attitude.Despite disagreeing with the override, the Editorial Board recognizes...
The Northern Star Editorial Board applauds the decision made by the U.S. House of Representatives to reject a proposal for educational funding made by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.On March 21, DeVos and President Donald Trump proposed the most recent...
DeKALB | NIU has seen a decrease of over 800 students compared to the 2017 spring semester.The spring 2018 semester total enrollment, which consists of undergraduate, graduate and transfer students, is 16,673 students compared to 17,497 for spring 2017.Sol...
DeKALB — Spring 2017 enrollment rates show a 5.5 percent decrease from spring 2016 enrollment numbers with 1,022 fewer enrollments.This semester’s total enrollment is 17,497, a decrease from the 18,519 enrolled in spring 2016, according to data provided...
DeKALB | President Doug Baker announced the creation of the Division of Enrollment Management, Marketing and Communications which aims to make the enrollment process more efficient.In the report, Baker responded to recommendations regarding Program Prioritization,...
Provost Lisa Freeman (left) addresses the crowd as NIU President Doug Baker stands by at the town hall meeting April 27 in the Holmes Student Center Regency Room.
NIU administration cannot be put entirely at fault for the 5 percent enrollment decrease it experienced this fall, as the majority of Illinois public universities are experiencing major enrollment declines.NIU blamed the decrease on the continuing population...
Pass: The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center has brought gender pronouns into the spotlight, urging students to discuss transgender issues.The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center has brought gender pronouns into the spotlight, urging students to discuss...
NIU administrators are attributing an increase in retention and a smaller enrollment decrease than anticipated to more than $600,000 worth of marketing strategies from a consulting firm hired in December.The fall 2015 retention rate increased by 1 percent...
When NIU President Doug Baker announced a 2.3 percent decrease in 2015 fall enrollment at a University Council meeting Wednesday, he said it was significantly lower than expected.Fall numbers have dropped by more than 3,700 since 2010, but 2015 has seen...
NIU President Doug Baker hosted two town hall meetings Thursday to talk about recruitment, retention and program prioritization.Retention decreased by 1.2 percent to 87 percent between the fall and spring semesters, with enrollment dropping to 19,000,...
