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The Northern Illinois University campus community is celebrating the inauguration of NIU’s 12th president, Douglas D. Baker, at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, at the Carl Sandburg Auditorium in the Holmes Student Center. The historic ceremony will be streamed live on the NIU inauguration website as well as aired on campus cable channel 20.1. An...

Be a part of history as Northern Illinois University celebrates the inauguration of President Douglas D. Baker on the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 13. The inauguration is the highlight of a four-day-long set of activities in conjunction with Baker’s installment as NIU’s 12th president. President Baker brings a rich background in business, organizational management and...

Members of the University Women’s Club of NIU are making plans for the Annual Fall Reception, scheduled from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, at the home of President Doug Baker and First Lady Dana Stover, 901 Woodlawn Drive in DeKalb. The Fall Reception is held early in the fall semester for members to...

Today, I am excited to begin my time as Northern Illinois University’s 12th president and am proud to join the DeKalb community.

Douglas D. Baker – an award-winning professor of business, proven high-level administrator and scholar of management and leadership in higher education – has been named the 12th president of Northern Illinois University. NIU’s Board of Trustees voted today to hire the 57-year-old Baker, whose appointment will be effective July 1. He currently serves as provost...