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NSF-funded study: Pi-Sui Hsu partners with West Aurora 129 for new research

September 16, 2025 Mark McGowan CI, enewsletter, ETRA, Partnerships, Research/Faculty

Pi-Sui Hsu is celebrating a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to advance her study of teaching scientific argumentation with technology. The federally funded, one-year project with teammate West Aurora School District 129 will examine challenges to that practice but also

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All-college: Dean Mary Earick outlines vision, map to thriving communities

August 21, 2025 Mark McGowan enewsletter

Mary Earick is visibly excited and honored to become the new dean of the NIU College of Education. During the Aug. 19 all-college meeting, Earick told stories of many “critical incidents” in her life that led to DeKalb while also presenting her

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COE²: College of Education team gathers for pre-finals Celebration of Excellence

May 14, 2024 Mark McGowan CAHE, CI, enewsletter, ETRA, KNPE, LEPF, SEED

The NIU College of Education family came together May 3 in the ballroom of the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center to celebrate another year of teaching, learning, scholarship, service and success. Acting Dean Bill Pitney recognized several faculty and staff members, including

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Uruguayan teachers visit NIU, nearby schools to gather ideas for improvement

October 5, 2022 Mark McGowan CI, enewsletter, KNPE, LEPF

After two weeks of visiting schools in DeKalb, Rochelle and the Chicago suburbs, 20 teachers from Uruguay made their way to Rockford. Their destination – Lincoln Middle School, opened in 1927 and located adjacent to the city’s historic Midtown District – provided

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