Learn more about the Executive Weekend Ed.D. in Higher Education program at Northern Illinois University. This three year, 54-credit-hour cohort program is designed to prepare you to step into leadership roles at any type of postsecondary institution. Developed for the working professional, our program blends the professional wisdom and career experience you bring into the classroom with analytical, theoretical and foundational knowledge needed to address the contemporary issues facing higher education educators, administrators and institutions. Classes use a hybrid format, balancing the convenience of online instruction with the community development and networking of in-person sessions hosted on Saturdays. Equity and inclusion are foundational elements in the program and are infused across the curriculum. To learn more about the program, join us for a virtual information session.