NIU President Baker said enrollment is down by 527 students -- or 2.5 percent -- from fall 2013, which would make enrollment 20,611 students.The university had budgeted a drop of up to 700 students worth about $8 million in revenue. NIU has seen enrollment...

A grievance policy that will give students guidelines to resolving issues with faculty members was passed with 50 votes by the University Council Wednesday.Student grievance policyThe student grievance policy has been a heavily discussed issue for more...

NIU President Doug Baker may soon make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees on whether to implement a second-year residency requirement in fall 2015.Eric Weldy, vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, said the decision to apply...

NIU is looking at ways to improve retention of its transfer students.Of the 1,881 transfer students started at NIU in the fall semester, 311 who did not graduate did not return for the spring semester.Eric Weldy, vice president of Student Affairs and...

Correction: In the Wednesday article “Retention woes trouble NIU,” the Northern Star incorrectly reported that NIU spokesman Paul Palian had said “part of the reason for the decrease in student enrollment is due to lack of communication among students...

Dillon Domke was elected as the spring Student Association Senate speaker at the group’s Sunday meeting.Domke took 17 votes to beat Senator Ben Donovan’s 12 votes and Senator Alonte Holliday’s two votes. Senators Brandon Phillips and Cassie Dodd...