HESA alumni, students, faculty and staff, I hope these newsletters, sent out three times a year (fall, spring, summer), will become a new tradition that brings our HESA community closer together. In these newsletters, we intend to share program updates; celebrate personal
Read moreToto, I’ve a feeling we’re (still) in Kansas: CAHE doc student defends dissertation virtually from her Overland Park home
Kristy Wittman Howell has driven many of her friends to their dissertation defenses throughout her career in higher education, providing not only cheerleading but safe travels home afterward. She couldn’t wait for her own day to come, but COVID-19 arrived instead –
Read moreCAHE Department changes name, adds new undergraduate minor in Counseling
NIU’s Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education has revised its moniker to better reflect its mission. Meanwhile, this fall will mark the launch of a new minor expected to enroll large numbers of undergraduates. “The big news for the department is
Read moreCommunity College Leadership provides ‘happy’ balance for AHE prof Xiaodan Hu
Xiaodan Hu never attended a community college. Her higher education began at Beijing Forestry University in her native China – she grew up in Qingdao – as she pursued a degree in English for Business. Active in student organizations, and confident in
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).
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