Long-time NIU president to step down
(MCT) — John Peters, Northern Illinois University’s long-time president who was praised for his leadership during the deadly 2008 campus shootings, announced Thursday that he will retire after this academic year.
Peters, 67, president of the DeKalb-based university for more than 12 years, is the longest-serving public university president in the state.
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