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The Faculty Senate voted to amend some of the language in the statement on engagement at their May 5 meeting.

Faculty Senate engages Board of Regents on transparency, responsibility

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor May 7, 2023

The Faculty Senate voted to amend a statement on engagement with the Board of Regents on May 5, their last meeting of the semester. The senate originally discussed the possibility of a no-confidence...

Board of Regents: Interim president, restructuring, reposition and housings hidden costs

Board of Regents: Interim president, restructuring, reposition and housing’s hidden costs

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor January 19, 2023

The Board of Regents announced Bonita Brown as Northern Kentucky University’s interim president and discussed presentations on restructuring the College of Informatics, strategically planning University...

Bonita Brown announced as NKU interim president

Bonita Brown announced as NKU interim president

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor January 18, 2023

Bonita Brown, previously vice president and chief strategy officer, was confirmed as Northern Kentucky University’s interim president at the Jan. 18 Board of Regents meeting. She was name dropped...

Bonita Brown, current vice president and chief strategy officer, has been at NKU since August 2019.

NKU name drops Bonita Brown as potential interim president

Emily Sisk, News Editor January 17, 2023

The Northerner will continue to provide updates on this breaking news story. Bonita Brown, current vice president and chief strategy officer, will be considered for NKU’s interim president position...

NKU elects to not serve as authorizer of charter schools

NKU elects to not serve as authorizer of charter schools

Emily Sisk, News Editor December 13, 2022

NKU Board of Regents made the decision for the university to not serve as an authorizer for charter schools at its packed Dec. 13 special-called meeting.  A resolution was presented to the board that...

The Kentucky State Capitol building in Frankfort has seen much action regarding charter schools over the years.

Charter school decision approaches: What it means, both sides weigh in

Emily Sisk, News Editor December 8, 2022

NKU Board of Regents will decide if the university will become an authorizer for charter schools at their upcoming Dec. 13 meeting.  The board must respond either yes or no to becoming an authorizer,...

Students walk across the Northern Kentucky University campus plaza.

‘Who are we?’ NKU Faculty Senate releases statements urging transparency, inclusion amid transitions

Emily Sisk, News Editor December 5, 2022

NKU should decline the authorization of charter schools, consider faculty principles in its budget Repositioning Plan and conduct an open presidential search, according to statements released by NKU’s...

NKU President Ashish Vaidya is departing from presidency on Dec. 19, 2022.

UPDATE: What’s next for NKU, why Vaidya’s set to leave – Board of Regents Chair speaks

Emily Sisk, News Editor November 22, 2022

NKU may be lucky to have an interim president lined out by the beginning of 2023, according to Board of Regents Chair Rich Boehne. While the board plans to move as quickly as possible over the next...

LIFT Scholar Program invests in student success

LIFT Scholar Program invests in student success

Noelle Horn, Assistant News Editor August 29, 2019

Earlier this month, NKU announced the creation of the new Lifelong Investment and Future Transformation (LIFT) Scholars Program. This program was created with the combined $2 million given in gifts by...

Dr. Ashish Vaidya, NKUs sixth president, addressed students and administrators in SU ballroom on Thursday.

Incoming president Vaidya addresses university on diversity, finance

Mackenzie Manley & Sam Rosenstiel, Editor-In-Chief, Copy Editor November 9, 2017
NKU’s Board of Regents named Dr. Ashish K. Vaidya as the university’s sixth president at a special meeting on Thursday.
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