Concentrations in Higher Educational Administration within Educational Administration

The Department of Educational Administration & Foundations (EAF) is the oldest graduate program in the University and also has the largest number of doctoral graduates. With academic concentrations in K-12 School Administration, Statistics and Research, as well as Higher Educational Administration, the EAF Department is recognized for its leadership in educational administration and for its strong relationships with schools, colleges, universities, and state higher education agencies.

The Department has been a leader in offering graduate studies to cohorts of Doctoral Students who have completed much of their coursework off-campus at several sites throughout Illinois and also in Thailand.

The Department maintains a presence in Springfield, the State Capital, with research and outreach efforts in educational policy, associations, and state government. The Department sponsors a national journal, Planning & Changing; a Web Site of interstate higher education finance data, Grapevine; and the Center for the Study of Education Policy (formerly Educational Finance and Higher Education).

It is the mission of the Department of Educational Administration & Foundations, through its concentrations in Higher Education, to prepare students to assume leadership roles in colleges, universities, and associations in positions related to student services (master’s degree preparation) and major leadership roles in higher educational institutions and associations (Doctoral Degree).

In the Department of Educational Administration & Foundations (EAF), Higher Education is an academic concentration within Educational Administration at both master’s and doctoral levels.

Master's Level:
There is College Student Personnel Administration (CSPA) in which students earn the degree of Master of Science in Education.

Doctoral Level:
There are both Ed.D. and Ph.D. concentrations in Higher Education Educational Administration.

Goals of the Higher Education Doctoral Concentration

General Department Information - helpful to those completing an EAF degree program.

EAF Faculty who teach in Higher Educational Administration

• Diane Dean, Ed.D.
  Teachers College, Columbia
  Research interests include: leadership, finance, strategic planning, women in administration
  drdean@ilstu.edu
   
• Phyllis McCluskey-Titus, Ed.D.
  Florida State University
  Research interests include: student affairs administration, college students, women in administration, organizational cultures, current issues
  pamcclu2@ilstu.edu
  
   
• Mohamed Nur-Awaleh, Ph.D.
  University at Albany, State University of New York at Albany
  Research interests include: comparative higher educational administration, governance, organizational/administration, foundations, minorities in higher education
  manuraw@ilstu.edu
  
   
• James C. Palmer, Ph.D.
  University of California at Los Angeles
  Research interests include: community colleges, strategic planning, assessment, adult education, curriculum
  jcpalmer@ilstu.edu
  
   
• Marcia Escott-Hickrod, Ph.D.
  Illinois State University
  Full-time adviser to College Student Personnel Administration students
  mescot@ilstu.edu
  
   
• Note: There are several other faculty in EAF who are involved in the Higher Educational Administration Concentration in either teaching, scholarship, or professional service as well as numerous professionals having adjunct, part-time relationships with EAF.