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Barbara Thayer-Bacon
Barbara Thayer-Bacon, professor of philosophy of education at the University of Tennessee, will deliver the annual James and Helen Merritt Distinguished Service Award to Philosophy of Education Lecture at NIU. She will speak Thursday, Oct. 11, on “Maria Montessori: Educator for Peace.” The event includes a reception for the speaker from 3:30 to 4 p.m....
Elizabeth A. Wilkins
NIU’s Elizabeth A. Wilkins has assumed the post of vice president of the Kappa Delta Pi Executive Council. A professor in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, Wilkins specializes in curriculum and instruction. She came to NIU in 2003 and is a recognized teacher educator at the state and national levels. Her research...
Charles Howell
Charles Howell, chair of the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations in the NIU College of Education, is retiring. Howell, a former K-12 teacher in Maine and Georgia who began his higher education career in 1986 at Syracuse University, came to NIU in 2007. During his time at NIU, Howell oversaw the creation of...
Students in the online School Business Management master’s degree program in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations (LEPF) recently came together for a rare face-to-face class and toured three state-of-the-art facilities: DeKalb High School, Sycamore Middle School and North Grove Elementary School in Sycamore. A unique feature of this online cohort is that...
Christine Kiracofe
NIU’s Christine Kiracofe, associate professor of Educational Administration in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, has been appointed to the National Education Finance Conference (NEFC) Board of Advisors. The NEFC provides a forum focused on school finance to enhance education for students. It provides a venue for collaboration among legislators, postsecondary education, school...
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