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Budget proposed for FY18

By Northern Star Staff | February 23, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner recommended $77,465,000 in state appropriations for NIU in his proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2018.The proposed budget, issued Feb. 15, comes following two years in which NIU did not receive full state appropriations because of an inability...

Center for Black Studies, 621 W. Lincoln Highway, functions to advocate for Black students at NIU and the DeKalb community and serves as a supportive space to students, according to its website. The center can be reached at CenterBlackStudies@niu.edu or at 815-753-1709.

Supportive spaces available to teach students to manage “difficult situations”

By Northern Star staff | November 23, 2016

DeKALB | NIU has supportive spaces on campus through its resource centers such as the Center for Black Studies, among others, where students can learn to manage "difficult situations."Some supportive spaces on campus include the Asian American Center,...

Administrative programs changes to finalize

Administrative programs changes to finalize

By Leah Nicolini | November 21, 2016

DeKALB | President Doug Baker will finalize changes to 236 administrative programs from Program Prioritization Nov. 28.His feedback on the task force reports will be released as the President’s Progress Report. Baker’s recommendations are final, unless...

Union to vote in bargaining officers

By Nicole Scott | October 20, 2016

DeKALB | The election of the United Faculty Alliance union officers Oct. 26 and 27 on the floor level of the Holmes Student Center, will be open for voting to tenure-track and tenured union members.After voting, arrangements will then be made with administrators...

Library closes due to possible fire alarm malfunction

By Northern Star staff | April 3, 2016

Founders Memorial Library has been closed the rest of today and until 7:30 a.m. Monday due to the suspicion of a malfunctioning fire alarm system sensor.At about 2:50 p.m., a fire alarm went off but firefighters were not able to locate evidence of a fire...

Severe wind causes series of blackouts in campus housing

By Northern Star staff | February 22, 2016

NIU experienced a series of blackouts Friday due to 70 mph winds.All the problems were due to high winds, said NIU Spokesperson Joe King. Repairs and maintenance had to be done by ComEd, King said.Northern View Community had no power for approximately...

Former employee to repay travel expenses

By Leah Nicolini | February 11, 2016

Former affiliate employee Magaly Rodriguez owes $2,793.63 in travel expenses which NIU President Doug Baker said was reimbursed inappropriately by NIU, according to an NIU news release Wednesday.Rodriguez was hired in 2013 as a change specialist functioning...

Board asks for breakdown of enrollment numbers

By Leah Nicolini | February 8, 2016

NIU enrollment for the past four years, including both fall and spring semesters. Read more at bit.ly/1TgevwO.

Enrollment hits below 20K, lowest in 34 years

By Alexander Chettiath | February 4, 2016

NIU’s total spring enrollment is down 2.5 percent from fall 2015 when enrollment was 20,130, NIU President Doug Baker said at a University Council meeting Wednesday.NIU has seen a steady decline in enrollment since 2009 when total enrollment was 24,424....

Former student’s death ruled a suicide

By Northern Star staff | January 25, 2016

Former NIU student Hasan Gill’s cause of death has been confirmed a suicide, said Joe King, director of Media and Public Relations.Hasan Gill was a 25-year-old former NIU student whose burned body was found on the morning of Dec. 29 near a path behind...

Student taken to hospital after shouting threats in DuSable

By Northern Star staff | January 22, 2016

At 11:30 a.m. today in DuSable Hall officers responded to a situation involving a student shouting threats.The student's name will not be released due to health and privacy reasons, said NIU Spokesman Joe King.“Threats are taken very seriously here...