Tom Philion, Ph.D.

Tom Philion is Dean of the Daniel L. Goodwin College of Education at Northeastern Illinois
University, where he has recently led counseling and teacher education accreditation initiatives and the creation of new registered teacher apprenticeship programs. Before his appointment in 2022, Tom was a dean and education faculty member at Roosevelt University and a faculty member in the Department of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is a former middle school reading teacher; the author of more than 20 articles and reports on topics such as teacher research, portfolio pedagogy and collaborative learning; and a principal or supporting investigator on over $10 million of grants and contracts focused on improving recruitment and instruction in teacher education. Tom received his BA in English from Fordham University and his MA in English and Ph.D. in English and Education from The University of Michigan. He lives in Oak Park, IL.