THE NLU STORY
HOW NLU CAME TO BE National Louis University (NLU) is a nonprofit, non-denominational university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees in the fields of education, management, human services, counseling, public policy, culinary arts, hospitality, and others oriented toward career and professional development. As a proud Minority-Serving Institution, NLU provides an innovative, inclusive and supportive educational experience for students of all backgrounds. We are committed to the preparation of professionals who are driven to make a positive impact in their communities. In 1886, Elizabeth Harrison — urban education pioneer and community activist — had the then-revolutionary idea to create a school to train women to teach very young children with the aim of improving prospects for families and neighborhoods. In 1930, the school became the National College of Education (NCE) and introduced the first four-year teacher-training course in the state of Illinois. Nivine Megahed, Ph.D. , is the university’s 11th president. Dr. Megahed’s strategic priorities include creating the modern urban university focused on affordable, accessible, quality education that promotes student success, veterans’ education, new frontiers in digital education. NLU was founded on principles of urban education and access, both of which the university continues to honor today. A university that excels in creating learning communities where theory complements practice, NLU sustains a tradition of access to higher education for first-generation and urban university students who want to make a lasting impact in their lives and communities.
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