Former Kentucky Poet Laureate and award-winning author Crystal Wilkinson will visit NKU’s campus on Tuesday for a free, public reading and dialogue in the Eva G. Farris Reading Room at Steely Library. The...

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a time to focus our attention on the reality of suicide and remind students that support is within reach. For college students at Northern Kentucky...

Editor’s note: A photo from the Sept. 23 town hall was not available; the above image shows President Short-Thompson at a prior engagement. The first NKU Town Hall of the school year was held in the...

(Editor's note: This story has been changed to reflect the correct pricing for the volleyball game.) NKU will host its annual Family Day on Sept. 27, offering students and their families a full day of...

On a sunny August afternoon, NKU president Cady Short-Thompson sat down with the Northerner’s editorial board to discuss all things NKU in what has now become an annual tradition. The questions posed...

Northern Kentucky University officially opened its new $3.1 million Welcome Center on Thursday, cutting the ribbon on a new and improved center, a place for current and incoming students to step through...

Northern Kentucky University knows safety. Recognized by Academic Influence as the ninth safest college campus in the U.S., NKU says it works year-round to make sure students, faculty and staff can focus...

Now that the semester has settled into full swing, it's time for the first Northerner magazines of the year to begin popping up on tables all around campus. The theme of our new edition is Welcome (Back)...

Around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, students were evacuated from NKU’s Haile College of Business after reports of a gas smell inside the building. Students gathered for about 45 minutes outside the building....

If you want to tell the stories of the NKU community and the Northern Kentucky region, The Northerner wants you. We are seeking full time staff and contributors who want to report, take photos, shoot video...

When President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement, it came with a lot of disappointment and loss of hope. “It’s disappointing for everyday...

NKU is dismissing a story in another news outlet that said big cuts were ahead for Athletics. The report said  “35% of Athletics budget would be cut for all sports” and “coaches are not permitted...