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
Read moreVision Studies faculty team with library to provide free e-textbooks to students, encourage others to explore possibilities
During the annual meeting of the American Printing House for the Blind in October, Molly Pasley heard something remarkable. A professor from another university told her about a partnership with the school’s library that gave students free access to many Vision Studies
Read moreProposals due March 1 for 2026-27 trips as Educate and Engage looks to expand
As NIU College of Education leaders invite proposals for 2026-27 Educate and Engage programs that will transport students throughout the region, across the country and around the world, they are hoping to grow the number of local and national trips. Proposals are
Read moreM.S.Ed. alumna Dana Freedlund named finalist for Rockford-area Golden Apple
Many teachers talk of playing school in their childhood basements as kids. Dana Freedlund did that, too. A chalkboard. A magnetic board. Desks. Worksheets that she handed out to her friends. She had it all. That’s not what drove her to a
Read moreDouble-alum Russ Dahmoff honored with hoops court sporting his name
Lyndon, Illinois, is a small village in Whiteside County, barely a 15-mile drive southwest from Sterling and hugging the Rock River. Agriculture powers the economy of “The Crow Capitol of the World,” where the population hovered around 650 during the 1950s and
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Babatola Arogundade, a doctoral student in the Counselor Education and Supervision program, has been selected for the American Counseling Association’s Courtland C. Lee Multicultural Excellence Scholarship Award. The Courtland C. Lee Multicultural Excellence Scholarship Award is presented to a graduate student in
Read moreNew seasons of ‘American Idol’ remind Vision Studies alum of his work’s worth
When the 24th season of “American Idol” debuted Jan. 26, Steve Pohl wasn’t watching. But that certainly wasn’t the case in the spring of 2019 during Season 17, when the NIU College of Education graduate played a pivotal role in the story
Read moreNIU-Tetova partnership invites chapters for ‘Peace as a Transcultural Language’
NIU’s College of Education and the University of Tetova, in the Republic of North Macedonia, have issued a call for book chapters that will anchor a new edited volume and international conference focused on peace as a transcultural, democratic practice. The project
Read moreAll-college meeting digs deeper in ‘1-3-5’ action plans for thriving communities
Dean Mary Earick provided a deeper look at her “1-3-5” action plan pathways Jan. 7 during the All-College Meeting. Progress on the college’s roadmap toward thriving communities is “grounded in our Strategic Action Planning Framework,” said the dean, who showed how this
Read moreCollege awards research grants
Congratulations to the recipients of the College of Education’s Dean’s Grants and Morgridge Impact Grants. Dean’s Grants are designed to fuel the innovative scholarship of faculty and students, offering them the opportunity to secure funding, showcase their ideas and push the boundaries
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