Blindness and visual disabilities do not discriminate. Anyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or creed, can face a lifetime of limited vision or no sight at all. For some, it begins at birth. For others, it can come with age,
Read moreHarper College, school districts partner with NIU on equity-focused Ed.D. cohort
Enrollment in the NIU College of Education’s Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction program continued to grow significantly this fall. Behind the large jump in students specializing in Curriculum Leadership is a new contract cohort from Harper College that includes 20 of its
Read moreGrad students create podcasts in support of new teachers amid educator shortage
Graduate students in Anna Quinzio-Zafran’s TLCI 795 (Models of Mentoring) class this summer created podcasts to support new educators as they face common challenges. “With the teacher shortage, a sense of belonging is so important to making educators feel valued,” says Quinzio-Zafran,
Read moreSport Management students experience Australian approach to sports industry
To call Australia a sports giant is an understatement. Just look at the women’s World Cup team or the Olympic swimming pool, where the athletes from Down Under have turned heads and collected plenty of medals and trophies in the process. Or
Read moreFirst graduate, current students thriving via KNPE’s evolving doctoral program
Call it perfect timing. Karisa Kuipers came to NIU to pursue a master’s degree in Kinesiology and Physical Education with a specialization in Sport and Exercise Psychology. By the time she finished in May 2019, the department was close to debuting a
Read moreThree-time alumnus Tim Mack reflects on eight years at NIU, wisdom of moms
“Dear NIU,” the letter begins. “I can’t believe these past eight years have come to an end. I still remember calling my mom after my very first semester at NIU, contemplating whether college was for me because I barely finished above a
Read moreETRA Graduate Student Association sees benefits of community, communication
Student-Centered. Experiential. Research-Informed. Inclusive. Collaborative. Innovative. The Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment’s Graduate Student Association (ETRA GSA) meets all of these values of the college’s Strategic Action Planning Framework – and more, including informative. Made for and led by students,
Read moreEd.D alumna Christine Sobek celebrates 20 years as president of Waubonsee C.C.
Christine Sobek is fascinated by the mechanisms of the mind. What makes us individuals? What shapes our personalities? What motivates us? What drives the way we learn? Questions like these led her to major in psychology at Purdue University, where she involved
Read moreM.S.Ed. assignment leads 2004 alumna to find her future waiting far in the past
Determining where – or, more specifically, when – a story begins is a difficult task when attempting to examine a real or fictional life. Authors or writers of any kind ponder so many possible entry points if they want to truly hook
Read moreCollege of Ed counts four alumni, one student among Golden Apple finalists
Five of the finalists for the prestigious 2021 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching and for Excellence in Leadership claim the NIU College of Education in their pedigrees. NIU alumni Maddi Bodine, Anne McNamara and Virginia Valdez are among the 32
Read moreCAHE graduate students find validation of paths via Phyllis Cunningham honors
Valronica Scales felt the call to work toward social justice while working in Chicago with low-income students and families. Some were undocumented. Some spoke no English. Most were people of color. “Because I spoke fluent Spanish, and had lived abroad for a
Read moreEnseño en Español: DeKalb, Elgin enrolls teachers in new NIU course on biliteracy
During her years as a Cuban living in rural Galesburg, Ill., Mayra Daniel impressed on her family the need for fluency in her native tongue of Spanish. But that language was rare in this community of 35,000 in Knox County. “Few spoke
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