Dear College of Education team, As we move deeper into the spring semester, I’m struck by how quickly these weeks are flying by. Each day, I continue to be in awe of the remarkable work happening across our college. The dedication, creativity
Read moreKNPE doctoral students plan, carry out annual MSEPS conference’s NIU debut
Twenty-five students in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education planned and hosted the 2026 Midwest Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium (MSEPS), which came to NIU for the first time in the event’s 35-year history. Held March 6 and 7, the student-led,
Read moreHello, Cleveland! Sport Sales students fill virtual Rolodexes at job fair, workshop
Entering the workforce after college can sometimes feel anything but comfortable. New settings. New faces. New responsibilities. New expectations – and tied not to grades but to paychecks. For NIU Sport Management majors who traveled this spring to Ohio with Department of
Read moreCongratulations!
Congratulations to these members of the NIU College of Education family! Gudrun Nyunt, associate professor in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education, was named a 2026 ACPA Diamond Honoree by the ACPA Foundation of the American College Personnel Association. Established in
Read moreAlumni Accomplishments
Congratulations to these alumni of the NIU College of Education! Kendra Asbury, Ed.S. Educational Administration, ’24, and M.S.Ed. Educational Administration, ’11, is the new assistant superintendent of human resources for Freeport School District 145. Asbury most recently served as director of human
Read moreCynthia Taines authors book examining ‘equality across the educational divide’
Cynthia Taines, associate professor in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, recently answered questions from the Ed News about her book titled “The Metropolitan Community: Partnering for Equality Across the Educational Divide.” Published by Myers Education Press, the book “tells
Read moreCansu Tatar teams with NIU colleague to design, deliver ‘Secure-AI’ curriculum for Marmion Academy high schoolers
Networking, anyone? When Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment colleagues Cansu Tatar and Michael Tscholl were measuring how well students at DeKalb’s St. Mary Catholic School understood artificial intelligence, they also met the teachers. And when one of those teachers took
Read moreAI project at St. Mary School advancing to examine teaching ability of chatbots
Michael Tscholl’s long-term project at DeKalb’s St. Mary Catholic School will enter its next phase in March. Last year’s study by Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment researchers focused on 50 students in sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grades to measure their comprehension
Read moreTalking head: ETRA researcher merges ChatGPT, Furhat for improved learning
With a background in computer engineering, Mobin Hossein Panahi brings coding and programming skills to his pursuit of an M.S.Ed. in Instructional Technology at NIU. But can Panahi equip a “social robot” to not only employ AI to respond to spoken questions
Read moreMessage from the Dean
College of Education Team, It was truly a privilege to host our group of administrators, faculty, staff, community partners, district liaisons, local teachers and graduate assistants at last week’s National Association of School-University Partnerships (NASUP) Conference. Bringing a diverse team was intentional
Read moreSchool Counselor Institute to graduate 20th cohort this spring amid shortage
The 20th cohort of NIU’s School Counselor Institute (SCI) will finish this spring. Launched in 2005, the program enables licensed clinical mental health counselors to earn their Illinois Professional Educator Licenses and School Counseling endorsements without pursuing a second master’s degree. Students
Read moreResearch partnership with Tetova gains steam toward writing, publication stage
A pair of collaborative research projects between the NIU College of Education and the University of Tetova are accelerating toward final analysis and writing this spring. One study focuses on trauma-informed and resilience-focused practices in North Macedonian schools while the other focuses
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