NIU President Lisa Freeman, First Woman to Serve as Top Exec, to Retire

NIU President Lisa Freeman, first woman to serve as top exec, to retire

Northern Illinois University President Lisa Freeman announced on Thursday plans to retire by June 2028, almost a decade after she was sworn in as the institution’s first woman president.

NIU President Lisa Freeman to retire in 2028

Freeman made the announcement on Thursday during a Board of Trustees meeting.

BREAKING: NIU President Lisa Freeman to retire in June 2028

DeKALB — NIU President Lisa Freeman is set to retire on June 30, 2028, after nearly a decade as the university’s chief executive. Freeman announced her intentions Thursday morning during a Board of Trustees meeting after the board unanimously approved a one-year extension of her contract through the 2027-28 school year. “My communicating this decision well in advance will support thoughtful succession planning, but more important than that, it w…