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 moreEducate U.S. travelers celebrate another successful trip to Texas
One by one, the names of Farias Early Childhood Center students are called as the morning attendance is taken. When there is no response – no “Here!” or “¡Aquí!”– a child stationed at the front of the classroom carefully removes that classmate’s
Read moreLone Star stars: Educate U.S. ‘teas’ up for May trip to Texas
NIU College of Education students selected for the May 2017 edition of Educate U.S. gathered last week in a Graham Hall classroom to learn more about their pending trip to the Houston Independent School District. Jennifer Johnson, the college’s director of teacher
Read moreA week in the life: NIU College of Education students gain career experience in Houston
Ashley Grazutis realized in middle school that she wanted to become a teacher when she grew up. So did Saul Amaya – and for the same reason. Both now are students in the NIU College of Education, pursuing licensure in Middle-level Teaching
Read moreNIU professors explore peace, policy at Macedonia conference
Still energized by the Center for Peace and Transcultural Communication’s first-ever international conference, held in Macedonia, organizers already are gearing up for this fall’s second installment in DeKalb. NIU and the State University of Tetovo are partners in the center, which was
Read moreKNPE finds global partnerships in Macedonia, Kosovo contacts
Chad McEvoy didn’t need time to think when he heard that the rector of the State University of Tetovo wanted to collaborate with NIU’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education. “The rector has a sports background – he was a competitive wrestler
Read moreMizzou honors Teresa Wasonga
Teresa Wasonga is grateful for ignorance. Without it, she says, she probably wouldn’t have felt compelled to learn so much during her doctoral program at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She probably would have doubted that climbing aboard the single-engine plane sent to
Read moreEducate U.S. program gears up for another January in Houston
If Nicole Morales ever dreamed of a job other than teaching, she doesn’t remember it. “The materials have always come really easily to me. I’ve always done well in school,” says Morales, a senior Early Childhood Education major from Rockford. “Even when
Read moreBridging oceans
NIU joins Macedonian university in promoting peace Deep and influential thinkers from around the world will convene this December in Macedonia at the State University of Tetovo’s Center for Peace and Transcultural Communication. As they share their ideas on the impact of
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by Angela M. Johansson, M.A. ’05 Originally appeared in Northern Now North Lawndale is one of the toughest neighborhoods on Chicago’s West Side. Its streets are plagued by poverty and gang violence. Each morning, workers in reflective orange vests are stationed at
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