NIU cultivates a dynamic and enriching environment for faculty looking to grow as professionals, but the College of Education believes there is always room for improvement. “On our campus and so many other campuses, we are very intentional about professional development for
Read moreLEPF professor elected to board of Education Law Association
Christine Rienstra Kiracofe, professor in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Education Law Association. Kiracofe teaches Education Law, Education Finance and Legal Aspects of School Business Management. She has authored
Read moreCamera’s eye: Blackwell photo exhibition to tell tale of Tetova
As Fadil Sulejmani greeted students and faculty of the new University of Tetova, he uttered words likely never spoken before – or since – to mark the inauguration of a school. “We want pens and notebooks,” Sulejmani told the crowd, “not violence.”
Read moreNIU to give honorary doctorate to Tetovo’s ‘rector of the people’
NIU will confer an honorary doctorate degree this fall to Vullnet Ameti, a man who demonstrated his belief in education as a human right by helping to establish the only Albanian university in Macedonia. The rector of the University of Tetovo will
Read moreDACA-ready: NIU College of Ed prepares teachers empowered to advocate for all students
When President Trump acted this fall to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, Cynthia Taines immediately looked beyond the inflamed political discourse. Taines, an associate professor in the NIU Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, thought instead of
Read moreEd Psych professor encourages future teachers to ‘stop thinking of your students as students’
Ashley Manor stands just outside the door of Graham Hall 336, facing a line of her classmates. Each must answer her question before walking into the classroom. “If you could go back and talk to your 16-year-old self,” Manor asks again and
Read moreLEPF doctoral student leads multilingual efforts in Uruguay
Languages are deeply valued in Uruguay, where multiple tongues beyond the native Spanish are the norm. “Uruguay is a country of immigrants,” Aldo Rodriguez, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, says of his homeland. “We have
Read moreCoE, NIU make good showing at MWERA annual conference
Thirty-two NIU faculty, students, staff and College of Education alumni presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Mid-Western Educational Research Association (MWERA), held from Oct. 18 to Oct. 20 in Evanston. MWERA is a regional educational research association modeled after the
Read moreCoE remembers Joe Saban
Joseph M. Saban, who taught educational leadership courses in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, died Sept. 29 in Lakewood, Ill. He was 70. Saban came to the NIU College of Education from Community High School District 155 in suburban
Read moreMerritt speaker to explore ‘joy of discovery’ during Oct. 19 talk
Don’t try to pigeonhole Eugene F. Provenzo Jr. It won’t work. The professor emeritus from the University of Miami’s School of Education is a Renaissance man whose interests – and qualifications – reach far beyond his title. “By way of my background,
Read moreCoE welcomes new faculty, staff
Twelve new faculty members are joining the College of Education this fall, including a few familiar faces. The roster includes Melanie Walski, who has been a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and Jenn Jacobs, who has taught
Read moreAnnie Glidden Heritage Garden continues to bloom outside CoE
Gary Swick views gardening as fundamental to the future. “We live in a society that thinks that food comes from a drive-up window or, at best, a refrigerator,” says Swick, an adjunct instructor of Foundations of Education in the NIU Department of
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