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Noteworthy at Northeastern: Remembering Dr. Conrad Worrill

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï and the City of Chicago lost a mighty activist and educator with the passing of Dr. Conrad Worrill. Read about his life and contributions to the University, a new accreditation for the College of Education and more.

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Professor Emeritus, former Carruthers Center Director Conrad Worrill dies at 78

Conrad W. Worrill, who taught at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï for more than 40 years and whose activism has been at the forefront of social and racial justice, African-centered education, African liberation and self-determination for people of African descent, died on June 3 after battling several major illnesses.

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Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation grants accreditation to Daniel L. Goodwin College of Education

The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) has granted ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s Daniel L. Goodwin College of Education accreditation at the initial-licensure level and advanced-level.

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Noteworthy at Northeastern: Summer of opportunities

Summer is also a great time to get ahead in your studies and learn a new skill. At ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, Full and First Half of summer classes are underway, but there’s still time to register for the Second Half of summer classes or enroll in a Summer Bridge program.

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Noteworthy at Northeastern: Reading and recording history

COVID-19’s unprecedented global impact is historic. As such, the Ronald Williams Library wants to capture how this pandemic has affected University’s students by taking submissions for a new digital archive.

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Northeastern project interprets literature through the lens of COVID-19

When the COVID-19 pandemic began changing everyday life at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, Assistant Professor of English Ryan Poll looked to literature for answers and developed a series for PopMatters.

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Northeastern’s students to shape University COVID-19 archive

Though the world is still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s library is creating a digital archive that will seek to reflect how the pandemic impacted Northeastern students’ lives and how students have responded to this unprecedented time.

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Noteworthy at Northeastern: New programs and partnerships

As the summer term begins, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï has launched the NEIU English Institute and a new partnership with ASPIRA of Illinois.

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï and ASPIRA partner to increase Special Education teachers in Illinois

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï has entered into a new partnership with ASPIRA of Illinois to help ASPIRA teachers gain their Learning Behavior Specialist (LBS I) Endorsement over the summer.

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Northeastern announces new English Institute for non-credit courses

In an effort to make its English courses more accessible to working professionals and community members not seeking college credit, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï has created the NEIU English Institute.