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The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

The front of the James C. and Rachel Votruba Student Union at Northern Kentucky University.

Kentucky Governor Beshear appoints attorney Shea Conley to NKU Board of Regents

Riley Weber-Horowitz, Assistant Photo Editor November 4, 2024

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced the appointment of Shea Conley to Northern Kentucky University’s Board of Regents last month.  Conley will succeed former board member Rich Boehne and will...

NKU's Student Union.

NKU Board of Regents passes balanced budget, two-percent tuition increase

Emily Sisk, Editor-in-Chief June 12, 2024

Northern Kentucky University’s budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year was approved at the Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday. The budget is “structurally balanced,” according to a press release...

Regents Hall is already the home to women’s volleyball and will soon become the hub for men’s volleyball in the 2025-26 school year.

What it takes to start six new sports at NKU

Emily Sisk, Managing Editor January 29, 2024

Northern Kentucky University will see a sprawl of new Division I sports teams beginning in the fall, marking the first additions since 1997.  Five new programs will begin in the 2024-25 school...

January's Board of Regents meeting saw the appointment of a new provost and plans for a new Welcome Center.

NKU Welcome Center will move into University Center, new provost appointed

Emily Sisk, Managing Editor January 17, 2024

New Welcome Center A $2 million renovation project will result in the new location of NKU’s Welcome Center in the fall of 2025, according to Ryan Padgett, assistant vice president and chief enrollment...

Dr. Sandra Spataro, professor of management in the Masters of Business Administration program, is the newest faculty regent on NKU’s Board of Regents.

NKU Board of Regents swears in business professor as faculty regent

Emily Sisk, Managing Editor January 17, 2024

NKU’s Board of Regents welcomed a new faculty regent to its roster at Wednesday’s meeting. Dr. Sandra Spataro, management professor in the Haile College of Business, was appointed faculty regent,...

NKU to add six new sports programs

NKU to add six new sports programs

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor November 8, 2023

The Board of Regents voted 7-3 to approve the addition of six new varsity sports to NKU Athletics’ Division I roster at their Nov. 8 meeting. The new programs include men’s and women’s swim teams...

The Board of Regents listened to a budget plans presentation at their meeting on Sept. 13

“A philosophical question:” Board of Regents debates role of athletics in expense cuts

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor September 15, 2023

A presentation on plans to further reduce Northern Kentucky University’s budget deficit detoured into a debate on the role and meaning of athletics within the university’s financial framework. Following...

Dr. Ashish Vaidya (2017-2022) left, Bonita Brown (2023-present) center. The successing president will be announced Sept. 13.

Presidential search to come to an end tomorrow?

Killian Baarlaer, Arts and Life Editor September 12, 2023

NKU’s search for its seventh president has been conducted in confidentiality over the last several months to ensure the strongest pool of candidates be considered for the post. With the long and winding...

The NIL era has welcomed many different benefits to many of the student-athletes who call this campus home.

BREAKING: NKU new president to be voted on

Emily Sisk and Braden White September 11, 2023

The potential new president of NKU will be voted on and introduced at the Wednesday, Sept. 13 Board of Regents meeting, according to an NKU press release. If approved, the individual will become the...

NKU to raise tuition by 3% for upcoming school year

NKU to raise tuition by 3% for upcoming school year

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor June 15, 2023

Northern Kentucky University will raise tuition by 3% for the 2023-2024 academic year, among other fee increases unanimously approved at this month’s Board of Regents meeting. The base tuition for...

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...

January's Board of Regents meeting saw the appointment of a new provost and plans for a new Welcome Center.

NKU Presidential Search Committee framework approved

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor March 16, 2023

The Presidential Search Committee received unanimous approval from the Board of Regents at their meeting this week for a multiphase operational framework. The committee is entrusted with conducting...

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