Sophie McEwen, Assistant News Editor
• March 21, 2025
The Care Closet @ NKU celebrated their grand reopening on March 19 after a brief closure for remodeling.
With its doors now reopened, University Center 142 is yet again ready to welcome students to...
Sophie McEwen, Assistant News Editor
• March 19, 2025
NKU’s fourth president, James C. Votruba died on Tuesday at the age of 79, according to a mass email from current President Cady Short-Thompson.
Votruba became president in 1997 and served until...
Sophie McEwen, Assistant News Editor
• March 7, 2025
Kentucky’s House Bill 4, which aims to get rid of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in postsecondary education, passed the House almost entirely along party lines with a vote of 81-18 ...
Marc Aymeric is the president of the Northern Kentucky Society of Black Engineers (NKSBE), NKU’s chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). The organization boasts over 35,000 members...
On Friday, college students across Kentucky rallied on their campuses against the anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) legislation in the commonwealth.
“Kentucky Day of DEI” included rallies...
As we celebrate Black History Month in February, The Northerner sat down with two unique NKU professors who have different backgrounds, expertise and paths to success. In these conversations, Dr. Vanessa...
Dr. Andrea Lambert South, originally from a small town called Lincoln, Kansas, started her career at NKU fresh out of university. South started her undergraduate program at the University of Kansas....
Students at Northern Kentucky University are rallying against anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) legislation in the commonwealth.
Demonstrations are planned at all of the state’s public universities...
Hailing from Brooksville, Ky, a small town about 40 minutes southeast of Highland Heights, Collin Jarrell always knew about NKU growing up. When it came time for Jarrell to decide where to attend college,...
Lucy Burns’ relationship with higher education began in her hometown of Murray, Ky, at a young age. Murray is a small college town with a population of just over 17,000 and is home to Murray State...
Northern Kentucky University has hired Dr. Brandon Thompson as its vice president of Student Affairs, the university announced Tuesday.
Thompson, who has 15 years of experience in higher education,...
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at Kentucky’s public universities are under attack again, as House Bill 4 (HB 4) was filed on Wednesday.
The bill, which was sponsored by Republican...
