As my maiden voyage into a Midwest autumn begins, with temperatures somehow higher than the current highs in Albuquerque, I remain overjoyed by my first 90 days at NIU. This place and the students, faculty, staff, alumni, partners and donors connected to
Read moreGoing up: Fall 2025 enrollment climbs
Enrollment in the NIU College of Education is up 3.2% over last fall, powered by a 92-student jump in undergraduate population. The total headcount now stands at a 10-year high of 2,642; of those, 1,412 are in bachelor’s programs and account for
Read moreNew, federally funded project to prepare special education teachers for rural, small-town northwest Illinois districts
More than two dozen classroom paraprofessionals and long-term substitutes in rural and small-town school districts throughout the northwest corner of the state are embarking on a tuition-free path to becoming special education teachers. The NIU College of Education’s Licensed Educator Accelerated Pathway
Read moreAll-college: Dean Mary Earick outlines vision, map to thriving communities
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
Read moreMessage from the Dean
Today marks Day 30 for me as your new dean, and I am here to report that this first month on the job has shown me again and again just how fortunate I am to join you – and how eager I
Read moreCongratulations!
Congratulations to these members of the NIU College of Education family! Pi-Sui Hsu (PI) and Tom Smith (co-PI) of the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment have been awarded a new National Science Foundation grant titled “Co-constructing Strategies to Enhance Support and
Read moreMary E. Earick named new COE dean
Mary E. Earick, dean of the New Mexico Highlands University School of Education, has been selected as the new leader of the NIU College of Education. Earick will begin as dean July 1 pending approval from the NIU Board of Trustees in
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