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Next President Baker Has Big Plans For NIU

Northern Public Radio | By Susan Stephens

Published April 3, 2013 at 4:33 AM CDT

Enthusiasm ran high on the campus of Northern Illinois University yesterday as the public met the school’s next president for the first time. The Board of Trustees hired 57-year-old Doug Baker from the University of Idaho to lead the school beginning July First.

NIU's 12th President Doug Baker and Dana Stover listen as Board of Trustees chair Cherilyn Murer introduces them to the reception crowd at Altgeld Hall.

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Susan Stephens

Susan is an award-winning reporter/writer at her favorite radio station. She's also WNIJ's Perspectives editor, Under Rocks contributor, and local host of All Things Considered.

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