The Department of Special and Early Education’s Vision Studies program received full accreditation April 21 from the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER). NIU’s programs for Teachers of Visually Impaired and in Assistive Technology, which prepare
Read moreUG Student Research Spotlight locates Tommy Jonen, special education major
Although Tommy Jonen is in the early stages of his journey to becoming a teacher, the junior Special Education major is familiar with the workplace. Education, he says, “requires collaboration and consistent development among all members.” The purpose of that teamwork is
Read moreUG Student Research Spotlight shines on Lexi Koehl, special education major
When Lexi Koehl began her research on federalism and education policy, it started as an honors component for her Political Science course. As the project developed, however, it became clear that her work addressed timely and meaningful issues with lasting relevance, especially
Read moreMessage from the Dean
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 has entered its next phase. 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 of AI
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
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