![John Acardo, chief human resources officer, gives a presentation about NIU’s budget during the Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday. NIU has a deficit mitigation plan to try and reduce the $32 million deficit. (Emily Beebe | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1293-1200x900.jpg)
Deficit mitigation plan discussed at Faculty Senate
By Emily Beebe, Assistant News Editor
| April 24, 2024
![State Representative Theresa Mah stands and gives a speech during the Asian American in Politics event. Mah spoke about her experience becoming the first Asian American elected to serve in the Illinois General Assembly. (Emily Beebe | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1281-1200x879.jpg)
State Representative Theresa Mah visits NIU
By Emily Beebe, Assistant News Editor
| April 24, 2024
![Laurie Elish-Piper stands smiling. Elish-Piper has taken on the role of Executive Vice President and Provost at NIU. (Courtesy of Mia Hannon)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_3935-1-1200x800.jpg)
Laurie Elish-Piper aims for student success
By Kahlil Kambui, Senior News Reporter
| April 2, 2024
![A mock-up single dorm in Neptune North sits with a bed, mini fridge and a desk. The Board of Trustees approved a funds request to convert 150 single beds into double dorms. (Rachel Cormier | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_3017-1200x900.jpeg)
Neptune to turn single dorms into doubles
By Gabby Crabtree, News Editor
| March 22, 2024
![Rows of desks sit empty in a classroom on the third floor of Reavis Hall. NIU began reducing low-enrollment courses in July. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Sean-Reed_Class-Size-01-1200x800.jpg)
$32 million deficit puts low enrollment courses at risk
By Brandon Clark and Rachel Cormier
| December 6, 2023
![Two J-term courses sit in an NIU class shopping cart. NIU is offering courses during winter break, including classes like Introduction to FinTech and History of Science. (Michael Mollsen | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/screen_shot_2023-11-26_at_5.46.47_pm_720.png)
Pilot program brings NIU winter semester
By Brandon Clark, News Reporter
| November 26, 2023
![Slices of pumpkin pie sit ready to be plated by attendees of the International Thanksgiving Dinner event Monday. Instructors and their families were seated at tables, listening to the speakers within the Duke Ellington Ballroom within the Holmes Student Center. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Reed_International-Thanksgiving-7-1200x800.jpg)
NIU hosts 7th annual Thanksgiving with international community
By Gabby Crabtree, News Editor
| November 21, 2023
![A person types on a laptop. NIU is beginning the process of developing a cybersecurity degree completion program. (Getty Images)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1453891703-1200x800.jpg)
NIU develops new cybersecurity degree, looks for director
By Brandon Clark, News Reporter
| November 19, 2023
![Altgeld Hall sits under a cloudy sky. Faculty Senate met Wednesday to discuss the multi-year budget plan. (Northern Star File Photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Altgeld-hall-para-faculty-senate.jpg)
CFO Middlemist: ‘The university must change in order to survive’
By Michael Mollsen, Written Managing Editor
| November 3, 2023
![NIU provost Beth Ingram steps down from her role while the universitys new CFO George Middlemist arrives in January](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/B62D5F8577F1A6A6AA50F5970CB05CE4-900x506.jpg)
NIU gains new CFO, provost to step down
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| November 20, 2022
Education students teach overseas
By Lindsey Salvatelli
| August 31, 2017
6 free local book exchanges
By Northern Star staff
| August 23, 2016
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