NLEI and NLU partner to meet Latino community's specific educational needs Tuesday, November 03, 2009 Contact: Tracy Kremer, NLU, 312.261.3847, tkremer@nl.edu National-Louis University is partnering with National Latino Education Institute to tackle barriers often faced by Latinos on the path to college. read more

New local effort will tackle barriers often faced by Latinos on the path to college Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Contact: Tracy Kremer, 312.261.3847, tkremer@nl.edu This Thursday, NLU and NLEI will announce a new, locally-driven effort to tackle specific barriers often faced by Latinos on the path to higher education. read more

U.S. Department of Education Teacher Quality Partnership grant will create Chicago Teacher Pipeline Thursday, October 15, 2009 Contact: Tracy Kremer, NLU, 312.261.3847; Jeff Boynes, UIC, 312.413.8702; Steve Christensen, Loyola, 312.915.6164; Dana Navarro, NEIU, 773.442.4227; Eva Penar, The Chicago Community Trust, 312.616.8000, ext. 161 Four universities which house Chicago's largest elementary teacher preparation programs have received a grant to create the Chicago Teacher Pipeline Partnership (CTPP). read more

NLU partners with Boundless Readers for The Big Read, Chicago Style Monday, October 12, 2009 Contact: Susan Schneider, Boundless Readers: 847.438.4465, prwhiz@aol.com and Tracy Kremer, NLU: 312.261.3847, tkremer@nl.edu Innovative programs planned around a book of Mexican short stories -- Sun, Stone, and Shadows -- to engage Latinos to read more for pleasure read more

Department of Education Awards $2.95 Million Grant to Chicago Partnership to Improve Teacher Quality Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Contact: Tracy Kremer, 312.261.3847 and Jeanne Hartig, 312.261.3021 The US Department of Education announced today it has awarded a $2.95 million Teacher Quality Partnership grant to NLU's Institute for Urban Education and the Academy for Urban School Leadership. read more

Dr. George Litman becomes tenth president of National-Louis University Thursday, July 23, 2009 Contact: Tracy Kremer, 312.261.3847, tkremer@nl.edu Dr. George Litman, who began teaching mathematics at NLU in 1991 after a successful career as a Chicago Public Schools teacher and administrator, has taken office as NLU’s interim president. read more

NLU takes first in Arlington Heights parade Monday, July 06, 2009 National-Louis University won first place for creativity for its float in this year’s Arlington Heights 4th of July parade, one of the largest in Chicago’s suburbs. read more

NLU professor selected to participate in Advanced Placement program reading Monday, June 22, 2009 Dr. John Stovall, assistant professor in NLU's College of Arts & Sciences, was selected to participate in the annual reading and scoring of the College Board's AP Examinations in English language. read more

NLU President Pappas accepts president position at Davenport University Thursday, April 30, 2009 Contact: Tracy Kremer, 312.261.3847 NLU's Board of Trustees will launch the search for a new president immediately. read more

Linda Darling Hammond points to NLU teacher-training program as model Wednesday, April 01, 2009 Contact: Tracy Kremer, 312.261.3847, tkremer@nl.edu Linda Darling Hammond pointed to NLU's teacher-training program as a model at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) 2009 meeting. read more