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A sign reading “245 Student Financial Aid Office” hangs the window outside of the Financial Aid Office. The changes to the FAFSA for the 2024-2025 school year is pushing back the student financial aid packet release date. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

Student financial aid offer release delayed

By Kayla Martin, News Reporter | February 26, 2024

DeKALB – With the new updates FAFSA has implemented, student financial aid offers across the country are being delayed.  For the 2024-25 school year and beyond, the U.S. Department of Education updated the FAFSA to create an easier and simpler process...

The Dark Art and Oddities Con will be from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Altgeld Hall Auditorium.

Enrollment increase is a positive sign for university

By Jack Baudoin | October 1, 2020

Many things have changed thanks to the global pandemic, and school is certainly one of them. When in person classes were stopped at the beginning of the pandemic, it was unclear just how much this would affect education in the country. In terms of NIU,...

University Council addresses enrollment decline

University Council addresses enrollment decline

By James Krause | September 13, 2018

Student Association President Khiree Cross and Tristan Martin, speaker of the Senate, address the University Council during their meeting Wednesday.

Total enrollment down 4.8 percent, fourth consecutive semester

By Jessie Kern | September 13, 2018

DeKALB — Total enrollment has declined by 4.8 percent, making this fall the fourth consecutive semester for a near-five percent decline in enrollment, according to the 10-Day enrollment figures.Total enrollment, which consists of undergraduate, graduate...

Enrollment drops 4.7 percent

By Northern Star Staff | February 2, 2018

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...

Illinois public higher education takes hit to enrollment numbers

By James Krause | September 25, 2017

Enrollment at state universities in Illinois has been showing a downward trend, including NIU, and officials from universities across the state are looking for reasons and solutions.NIU’s ten-day enrollment numbers were released Sept. 12 and with them...

Claudia Mercado, assistant vice chancellor at City Colleges of Chicago, spoke during the Vice President for Enrollment Management, Maketing and Communication candidate forum Tuesday. 

Forums held for faculty

By Lindsey Salvatelli | April 20, 2017

Claudia Mercado, assistant vice chancellor at City Colleges of Chicago, spoke during the Vice President for Enrollment Management, Maketing and Communication candidate forum Tuesday.