Summer is never slow in buildings that house the NIU College of Education. June saw more than 125 educators, mostly from DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 and Elgin’s U-46, absorbing the Social Justice Summer Camp’s immersive and intensive challenge to their
Read moreCounselor Education program receives recognition from NCACES for innovation
The Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision program in the Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education is being recognized the NCACES Innovative Counselor Education Program Award. Given by the North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, this award honors an
Read moreFaculty, student podcast probes portrayal of mental illness in film
People who love movies love to talk about movies. Sometimes it’s the plot. Sometimes it’s the acting. Sometimes it’s the cinematography or the music or the special effects. But for NIU’s Scott Wickman and his cohort of film buffs – colleagues, students,
Read moreCollege of Education offers two new Ph.D. programs
The NIU College of Education recently has been approved to begin offering two new Ph.D. programs. The first, the Ph.D. degree in Instructional Technology, is offered through the college’s Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment (ETRA); the second, the Ph.D. in
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