Two NIU students, Alicia Gonzalez, junior psychology and sociology major, and graduate student Christine Diaz, hold a banner next to three other demonstrators at the protest against President Donald Trump's decision Tuesday.
DeKalb | Illinois higher education leadership has needed to answer difficult questions during the past few years; however, acting President Lisa Freeman has spent the majority of her life seeking answers to unsolved questions.Freeman is the first female...
TO: Acting President Lisa FreemanNIU is in a transitional period, which provides opportunities for new beginnings. Former President Doug Baker’s June 30 resignation and the circumstances surrounding it made it clear key deficiencies exist at NIU that...
Sharon Coleman, Northern District of Illinois federal judge, swears in her husband Wheeler Coleman, Board of Trustees chair, as a trustee Feb. 2, 2012, in Altgeld Hall. Coleman was elected Board chair during a June 15 Board meeting and has since highlighted his goals to increase transparency among officials.
DeKALB — Legislators in Springfield passed a state budget after a nearly three-year impasse, providing NIU with full state funding for the first time since Fiscal Year 2015 at 10 percent less than the last complete appropriation.The budget was passed...
DeKALB | The Board of Trustees released its annual review of former President Doug Baker on the last day of his term, identifying four initiatives upon which officials will now focus.The evaluation, which is completed annually per Baker’s contract and...
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...
DeKALB — An update of President Doug Baker’s November Program Prioritization progress report will be released March 22.The update will include a chart breaking down progress related to Program Prioritization thus far and pending work for administrative...
Neptune Residence Hall North sits on Lucinda Ave. in the middle of campus near the Holmes Student Center. The building is to be renovated before the fall 2017 semester.
