News Releases

• Modest Tuition Increase Will Help NIU Address Critical Student Needs (February 19, 2021)
• Large Freshman Class, Strong Retention Lift NIU Enrollment (September 08, 2020)
• NIU Announces 2020 Forward, Together Forward Scholarship Recipients (February 14, 2020)
• Gov. Pritzker releases funding for new NIU research center (February 12, 2020)
• NIU removes use of standardized test scores for 2021 applicants (January 29, 2020)
• NIU Holds Tuition Flat for Sixth Straight Year, Lowers Student Fees (December 10, 2019)
• Revitalized Holmes Student Center Set To Become Hub of Student Life (October 24, 2019)
• Huskie Pledge: A 3.0 high school GPA could be your ticket (October 23, 2019)
• NIU Unveils Huskie Pride Sculpture (October 10, 2019)
• Pritzker names Athas and Gayles to NIU Board of Trustees (April 30, 2019)
• NIU welcomes new era (April 05, 2019)
• NIU Spring Enrollment Data (February 05, 2019)
• NIU Board of Trustees Vote to Hold the Line on Tuition for 2019-20 (December 07, 2018)
• NIU Business launches first US graduate degree program in Macedonia (November 29, 2018)
• NIU Partners with Northwestern Medicine for Health Care (November 15, 2018)
• NIU Investing in the Future with $5 Million in New Scholarships (October 11, 2018)
• Illinois public universities to honor, recruit top area students (October 08, 2018)
• Freeman Appointed NIU President (September 20, 2018)
• Fall figures show positive trends despite overall enrollment decline (September 11, 2018)
• NIU announces letter of intent to partner with Northwestern Medicine for student health services (June 07, 2018)
• Follett to Manage NIU Bookstore (May 11, 2018)
• Northern Illinois University eliminates out-of-state tuition premium (December 11, 2017)
• NIU Board cuts fees, holds line on tuition, room, board (December 11, 2017)
• Domestic tuition-rate structure adopted (October 20, 2017)
• Colemans announce $25,000 gift to support CHANCE scholarships (October 17, 2017)
• NIU Board of Trustees to Commence Search for President in Fall 2018 (September 18, 2017)
• NIU Board of Trustees expresses support for DACA students (September 15, 2017)
• NIU sees 3 percent jump in new freshman enrollment (September 12, 2017)
• Lisa C. Freeman to become NIU's first female president (June 28, 2017)
• NIU Board of Trustees elects new officers (June 15, 2017)
• Baker to step down as President; Lisa Freeman to become Acting President (June 15, 2017)
• NIU Board of Trustees to hold special meeting May 18 (May 16, 2017)
• NIU Board of Trustees committees to meet May 18 (May 16, 2017)
• NIU Board of Trustees to hold special meeting May 3 (May 01, 2017)
• NIU Board of Trustees to meet Mar. 9 (March 06, 2017)
• NIU Board of Trustees to hold special meeting Feb. 16 (February 13, 2017)
• NIU Board of Trustees to hold special meeting Feb. 14 (February 09, 2017)
• NIU Board of Trustees Ad Hoc Committee on Enrollment to meet Feb. 14 (February 09, 2017)
• NIU Board of Trustees to meet Dec. 15 (January 26, 2017)
• NIU Board of Trustees to meet Dec. 15 - updated (December 13, 2016)
• NIU Board of Trustees to meet Dec. 15 (December 12, 2016)
• NIU Board of Trustees to hold special meeting Dec. 2 (November 30, 2016)
• NIU Board of Trustees committees to meet Nov. 17 (November 14, 2016)
• NIU Board of Trustees Executive Committee to hold Nov. 8 special meeting (November 04, 2016)
• NIU Board of Trustees to hold special meeting Oct. 20 (October 17, 2016)
• NIU Board of Trustees Ad Hoc Committee on Governance to meet Oct. 20 (October 17, 2016)
• NIU Board of Trustees Ad Hoc Committee on Enrollment to meet Oct. 20 (October 17, 2016)
• NIU Board of Trustees to meet Sept. 15 (September 12, 2016)
• NIU Board of Trustees: Sept. 15 meeting time changed (August 30, 2016)
• NIU Board of Trustees committees to meet August 25 (August 22, 2016)