Northern Illinois University is launching a new research center in 2019 to cultivate, support, harness and promote cutting-edge scholarship at the intersection of education and technology. As the first research center opened under the leadership of NIU President Lisa Freeman, CREATE (Cross-disciplinary
Read moreAll-college meeting motivates faculty, staff to set 2018 focus
Laurie Elish-Piper plans to inspire – and expects to find inspiration – in 2018. The dean of the NIU College of Education used the platform of the spring all-college meeting to reveal her “one word” focus for personal development and effort and
Read moreCamera’s eye: Blackwell photo exhibition to tell tale of Tetova
As Fadil Sulejmani greeted students and faculty of the new University of Tetova, he uttered words likely never spoken before – or since – to mark the inauguration of a school. “We want pens and notebooks,” Sulejmani told the crowd, “not violence.”
Read moreNIU to give honorary doctorate to Tetovo’s ‘rector of the people’
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 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
Read moreLaurie Elish-Piper to lead NIU College of Education
(This article originally appeared on NIU Today.) Laurie Elish-Piper, who has served as acting dean of the Northern Illinois University College of Education since 2015, will take over officially July 1. Members of the NIU Board of Trustees endorsed her appointment last
Read moreGo Teacher project graduates 37 Ecuadorian “Huskies”
Thirty-seven Ecuadorian teachers gathered at the Red Roof Inn Aug. 13 for the *Go Teacher project’s graduation ceremony. Go Teacher is a seven-month international education program where Ecuadorian teachers studied ESL methodology, second language acquisition, and culture on NIU’s campus. James Cohen,
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