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Presidential process incites debate

By Northern Star staff | July 30, 2018

DeKALB — Former State Senator Robert W. Pritchard and student Nathan Hayes were sworn in as trustees by Chairman Wheeler Coleman July 16.“I look forward to putting the experiences I’ve had over the last fifteen years in the legislature working on...

The Faculty Senate voted to table a vote of confidence in President Doug Baker at its meeting April 26. 

Letter to the Editor: Trustees exclude faculty

The Faculty Senate voted to delay any action on a “vote of confidence” for Douglas D. Baker last Wednesday. This vote, if passed, would have put members of the Faculty Senate on record as supporting Dr. Baker to continue as NIU President. This action...

Alliance members nominate officials

By Nicole Scott | October 31, 2016

DeKALB | United Faculty Alliance members elected Virginia Naples, professor of biological sciences, as union president and Rosemary Feurer, associate professor of history, as vice president.Union officials announced the results of the election of officers...

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...

Virginia Naples, a professor of 32 years in the biological studies department, takes a break from her ongoing research on gender pay inequality at NIU. She has been studying gender pay inequality for more than 20 years.

Female salary inequity found

By Northern Star staff | July 21, 2016

Virginia Naples, a professor of 32 years in the biological studies department, takes a break from her ongoing research on gender pay inequality at NIU. She has been studying gender pay inequality for more than 20 years.

Pass/Fail: Center informs about struggles of communities, No improvement on salary inequality

By Hanna Markezich | March 31, 2016

PassNIU Center of the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality will be hosting a “Feminist Politics/Queer Methods” seminar that will give students insight in to the struggles of a community they are most likely unfamiliar with. The goal of the seminar...

Professor’s study finds gender pay inequality at NIU

By Julia Martinez | March 28, 2016

NIU plans to implement a salary equity task force after concerns were voiced of a gender-based pay discrepancy of potentially up to $8,000.These concerns were made known by biological sciences professor Virginia Naples who has researched faculty salary...

University Council approves 5 of 6 committee changes

By Jackie Nevarez | April 30, 2015

The University Council approved five of six proposed bylaw and constitution changes, excluding the streamlining of two committees into the Committee for the Improvement of the Undergraduate Academic Experience at its Wednesday meeting.The proposed NIU...

Faculty nominate president candidates

By Jackie Nevarez | February 19, 2015

Faculty nominated four Faculty Senate members to run for the Senate’s presidency in the 2015-2016 academic year.ElectionsTherese Arado, a member of the Elections and Legislative Oversight Committee, asked the Faculty Senate to nominate faculty members...