Tag: David Shernoff
A dozen NIU students and faculty have been selected to participate in the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Chicago from Monday, April 23, through Wednesday, April 25. The participants are sponsored by NIU PeaceJam, the campus chapter of an international organization that works to create young leaders committed to positive change in themselves,...
NIU PeaceJam Scholars, Northern Illinois University’s chapter of international organization PeaceJam, will screen a documentary about five at-risk U.S. teenagers whose lives were transformed through working side-by-side with Novel Peace Prize laureates such as the Dalai Lama, Archibishop Desmond Tutu, Rigoberta Menchu Tum and Oscar Arias. The film will show from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m....
As students settle in for their annual autumn return to classrooms, the eternal challenge for teachers is to cultivate the most effective learning environment possible. Laurence McMillin knew this. McMillin taught English at the private Webb School in Claremont, Calif., where he assigned “Oedipus Rex,” “Faust,” “Don Quixote” and other provocative fiction as well as...
