News, alumni notes and updates from the Northern Illinois University College of Education
Educators in North Macedonia are, Lulzim Mehmedi said, the same as their counterparts around the world. They want to move from research to practice. They want to move from practice to reflection. They want to move from reflection to improvement. And not
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Fall 2026 is another for the books in the evolving partnership of NIU and the University of Tetova. Literally. Publication of the sixth volume of “FREEDOM: Journal for Peacebuilding and Transcultural Communication,” titled “Peace as a Transcultural Language: From Global Agendas to
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Many years after NIU students began visiting Indonesia’s Al Azhar Yogyakarta Islamic School to practice their skills as preservice teachers, Professor James Cohen can describe that Educate Global program in three words. A well-oiled machine. Such was not the case, however, for
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Locating, choosing and picking fresh produce from NIU’s Edible Campus garden near Neptune Hall has become accessible for people with visual impairments. That happy harvest is possible through newly installed, weather-resistant physical signage in durable braille and large print next to digital
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Congratulations to these members of the NIU College of Education family! Cynthia Taines, associate professor in the Department of Learning Innovation, Leadership and Technology, is celebrating an award for her book, “The Metropolitan Community: Partnering for Equality Across the Educational Divide.” Her
Read moreMelvin Rogers found his life’s fascination as a teenager in the Bronx, where he attended the now-shuttered Grace Dodge Career and Technical Education High School. For Rogers, that future inhabited a document from the past. “Grace Dodge had a very expansive understanding
Read moreVictoria Deitch is the College of Education’s new research development specialist. Joining NIU’s Office of Research Development in May, Deitch brings almost two decades of experience in work that develops and applies evidence to improve policies and programs that serve people with
Read moreThe College of Education is now accepting applications for Dean’s Awards for the 2026-2027 academic year in the categories of: Dean’s Research Award: Up to $5,000 to support faculty research projects that advance the knowledge base. Dean’s Instructional Innovation Award: Up to
Read moreThe NIU College of Education has unveiled the open-access, online Journal of Applied Educational Research and Evaluation (JAERE) to publish scholars of all levels throughout the university and beyond. JAERE focuses on high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship that bridges research, practice and policy across
Read moreWhen Molly Pasley traveled in Thailand in July 2024, it was at the invitation of NIU School of Music Professor Jui-Ching Wang. The “Songs the Blind Can See” community service project worked to adapt music education for students with visual impairments at
Read moreCongratulations to these members of the NIU College of Education family! Todd Gilson, the NIU College of Education’s associate dean of Research, Resources and Innovation, has been chosen as president-elect of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). AASP is the premier
Read moreHal Hinderliter, an instructor in the Department of Learning Innovation, Leadership and Technology, received a 2026 Blackboard Exemplary Course Award for ETRA 502: Technology and Assessment for Elementary and Middle Level Education. Blackboard’s Exemplary Course Program honors faculty and instructional designers for
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