Jessica and Keith Langosch will clink the champagne glasses on two years of wedded bliss this June. By the end of the summer, they will celebrate two new and shiny M.S.Ed. in Educational Administration degrees from NIU – and they’re not the
Read more‘Marks on a Page’ exhibition to explore long history of printed communications
Communication is so simple and immediate today that it’s difficult to comprehend the struggle our human ancestors faced. An upcoming exhibition in the Blackwell History of Education Museum will recognize those challenges and celebrate the achievements of those people throughout history who
Read moreEducational Studies Colloquium Series to explore impactful teaching practices
Organizers of the Professor Jean W. Pierce Educational Studies Colloquium Series are hoping to expand the audience across campus. Daryl Dugas and Kelly Summers, members of the faculty in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, have scheduled faculty from both
Read moreU.S. News raises NIU College of Ed score in annual online grad program rankings
The NIU College of Education remains in the country’s Top 10 among U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of online graduate programs. NIU ties for ninth with Pennsylvania State University-World Campus, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Virginia (Curry).
Read moreMore than meets the eye: Two principals from one district take Ed Admin journey
Tricia Rollerson grew up in various homes around the country, moving from one state to the next. So did Teresa Polson. Both went to college, earning bachelor’s degrees in psychology and social work, respectively. Later, they both found paths into education, eventually
Read moreRoberts co-authors ‘Bitten by the Blues,’ story of Chicago-born Alligator Records
Patrick Roberts, associate professor in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, is celebrating the Oct. 30 publication of “Bitten by the Blues: The Alligator Records Story.” Roberts is the co-author of the book with Bruce Iglauer, who in 1971 launched
Read moreA homecoming 40 years in the making: Lynn Gibson starts second career at NIU
During Lynn Gibson’s undergraduate years in the NIU College of Business, then housed inside Wirtz Hall, she lived directly across the street in the Timbercrest Apartments on the corner of Lucinda Avenue and Garden Road. Hers was Apartment 5, she knows for
Read moreMerritt speaker James M. Giarelli looks at ‘After-School Era’ future of education
James M. Giarelli is old enough to remember when the family physician made house calls. “The doctor driving to our house, in his own car, coming into our house with the little black bag, taking care of my sister and me,” muses
Read moreFive years, nine cohorts: NIU maintains excellence in Principal Prep program following update of Illinois standards
Soon after new Illinois standards for school principals were introduced in 2010, Jim and Becky Surber joined the NIU College of Education’s efforts to modify its program to comply. NIU’s program soon became one of the first in the state to gain
Read moreEdLEAD fellows begin projects
Steve Howell is thinking big. Working with mentor Chad McEvoy, Howell plans to bolster the international alliance between NIU and the University of Tetova in Macedonia by brokering a second dual-degree program between the two schools. ”Tetova recently partnered and collaborated with
Read moreAll-College spotlights innovation
Tuesday’s All-College meeting focused on department-level innovations and intentional growth strategies that support the Strategic Action Planning Framework. Dean Laurie Elish-Piper asked each department chair or faculty representative to present on one project or initiative that fuels the college’s values and priorities.
Read moreChinese education leaders visit to glimpse trends, best practices
When DeLandon Mason lifted a brass trumpet to his lips May 1 in a classroom of the Learning Center, the notes he blew were somewhat reminiscent of the beginning of a horse race. His audience – a delegation of secondary school principals,
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