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NIU President walks away with $600,000 settlement

— June 17, 2017

Northern Illinois University President Douglas Baker, who resigned as of June 30, will walk away with one year’s salary, plus a payoff for not taking a job as an instructor at the…

NIU President and board: Ethics report is not new information
— June 5, 2017

Northern Illinois University President Doug Baker and the university’s board of trustees have been waiting for the other shoe to drop. The state Office of Ethics of the Inspector…
Enrollment drops at 10 Illinois public universities
— October 10, 2016

Enrollment in 2016 at Illinois public universities dropped at 10 of the state’s 13 public four-year institutions, September numbers show, and schools that didn’t lose students had…
WNIJ-FM moving from Riverfront Museum to NIU-Rockford center
— July 22, 2016

WNIJ 89.5 FM plans a move from Riverfront Museum Park to Northern Illinois University’s regional center on Rockford’s Far East Side. The switch is scheduled for Oct. 1, WNIJ is…
DeKalb ’Beloved Community’ dinners serve up food, fellowship and frank talk
— March 15, 2016

While the term “Beloved Community” was first used by philosopher Josiah Royce in the early 20th century, it was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s interpretation of Beloved Community…

New high school pilot program will track student mastery, skills
— April 10, 2017

“How do you eat an elephant? — One bite at a time,” the saying goes. When the elephant in the room is the high school education system in Illinois, breaking down student success…
Social entrepreneurship leading the way in Illinois
— September 27, 2016

Illinois innovators are creating companies that are changing the world while making a profit at the same time, said a professor from Northern Illinois University’s Social Entrepreneurship…
Rethinking Illinois universities and the workforce
— July 11, 2016

With a stop-gap budget in place, Illinois universities are breathing easier with the state’s commitment to pay at least a portion of the aid the schools were promised. Now the state’s…