News, alumni notes and updates from the Northern Illinois University College of Education
Dear Academic Equity Committee, I’m a teacher candidate, and during my clinical placement I’ve heard students make comments that caught me off guard. In one instance, a student said, “Women’s sports suck. That’s why no one watches them.” In another, a student
Read moreDear Equity Corner, As a teacher educator, I want to be equity-minded and supportive of my students and recognize that life sometimes gets in the way of meeting assignment deadlines. At the same time, I know that when they become teachers, they’ll
Read moreSherry Franklin knows that more people like her are needed. Franklin, an Educator Effectiveness specialist with the Chicago Public Schools and a part-time instructor at Malcolm X College, is Black. And, for that reason, the doctoral student in the Department of Curriculum
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