As part of an ongoing partnership between the University of Minnesota and CARE-USA, one of the world's leading humanitarian organizations, 20 representatives from eight CARE countries will visit the U of M campus for an open-to-the-public research workshop Nov. 9 from 3:30 - 5 p.m. in the University International Center, 331 17th Avenue S.E., Minneapolis.

The public is invited to learn more about CARE education partnerships (including the U of M research partnership) for marginalized youth in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Malawi, Mali and Tanzania, and to meet these international guests. More information

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Experts from the College of Education and Human Development will join colleagues from five other colleges across the University to help developing countries better respond to emerging animal diseases that pose a threat to human health.

The University of Minnesota is part of a multidisciplinary team that will implement a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) cooperative agreement with funding up to $185 million.

The project, called RESPOND, is one of five that will work together to pre-empt or combat the first stages of emerging zoonotic pandemics--diseases that can spread between animals and humans.

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Karen Seashore (Louis) has been named the inaugural holder of the Robert Holmes Beck Chair of Ideas in Education. The first endowed chair of its kind in the United States, the Beck Chair encourages scholarly activity that promotes a better understanding of the conceptual foundations underlying critical issues in education.

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The Office of International Programs, in co-sponsorship with the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, is pleased to announce the creation of the Josef A. Mestenhauser Lecture Series on Internationalizing Higher Education. The annual lecture will provide an academic forum in which scholars from around the world will be invited to present thought-provoking scholarship on the internationalization of higher education.

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Jarrett Gupton will hold an appointment in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development with an affiliation in the School of Social Work. His research is on educational experiences of homeless youth and access to higher education. His doctoral degree is in urban education policy from the University of Southern California.

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Joan DeJaeghere, Ph.D., assistant professor in Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, presented at the United Kingdom Forum for International Education and Training (UKFIET) in Oxford, England on "Beyond Gender Mainstreaming: Equality and Empowerment for Girls and Boys" as part of a panel with Dr. Shirley Miske, Miske Witt and Associates, and Joyce Adolwa, CARE- USA. The presentations were based on a research conducted in partnership with CARE USA, for which Joan DeJaeghere is a co-PI (with Chris Johnstone).

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Darrell Lewis, professor emeritus in the Department of Educational Policy and Administration and former associate dean of the College of Education and Human Development, passed away on September 20, 2009 after an aggressive battle with lung cancer.

Full obituary available in the Star Tribune.

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Jean King, Ph.D. and Jennifer York-Barr Ph.D., both professors in Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, are featured in the article Model Educators posted on UMNews.

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The University Council for Educational Administration's (UCEA) Roald F. Campbell Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Karen Seashore, Ph.D., who is a professor in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development. This award was instituted by UCEA in 1992 for the purpose of recognizing senior professors in the field of educational administration whose professional lives have been characterized by extraordinary commitment, excellence, leadership, productivity, generosity, and service.

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Dr. Halil Dundar, Ph.D. in Higher Education (1993) from the Department of Educational Policy and Administration, has been appointed as the lead education specialist/education economist for the South Asian Region of the World Bank. The position is located in the Bank's Washington D.C. office, although he will spend considerable time on mission activities in South Asia.

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A team of Ph.D. students in Comparative and International Development Education, together with two other students from the Humphrey Institute (Juliet Lyon) and the College of Continuing Education (Hindolo Pokawa), received a grant of $46,811 from the Office of Interdisciplinary Initiatives in the Graduate School.

All of the students in EdPA are members of the entering group of Ph.D. students for fall 2008. Members of the team are as follows: Christina Kwauk, Soo Kyoung Lee, Ya Liu, Brent Ruter, Amanda Sanchez, Casey Stafford, Somongkol Teng, Tryggvi Thayer, Li Yang, and Maiyia Yang.

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Alum Dan Johnson (M.A., higher education administration, '90) has been named President and CEO of Catholic Eldercare in Minneapolis.

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Kyla Wahlstrom, director of the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI), was quoted in a Star Tribune article on a local school district considering later school start times.

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Professor Darwin Hendel, Assistant Professor David Weerts (both from the Department of Educational Policy and Administration), and Associate Dean Mary Bents were quoted in an article on President-Elect Obama's possible pick for Secretary of Education.

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Amy Garrett Dikkers (EdPA) organized a symposium entitled "Leadership and Accountability: Perspectives of Stakeholders and Impact on Practice" for the University Council for Educational Administration's (UCEA) annual convention in Orlando, held October 30 to November 2.

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Alum Delores Henderson (Ph.D., educational policy and administration, '82), principal of St. Paul's Ames Elementary School, was featured in an article on the recent changes the school has undertaken to meet No Child Left Behind requirements.

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Professor Karen Seashore (Educational Policy and Administration) comments on the benefits of professional learning communities to educator development and student success.

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Professor Emeritus John Cogan has been named the 2008 Distinguished Global Scholar by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS).

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Alumna Mary Zabolio McGrath (M.A. '78, educational psychology; Ph.D. '88, educational policy and administration) recently published two books.

Ethical Dilemmas in Education: Standing Up for Honesty and Integrity
by Beverley H. Johns, Mary Z. McGrath, and Sarup R. Mathur
Rowman Education, 2008

Reaching Students with Diverse Disabilities: Cross Categorical Ideas and Activities
by Mary Z. McGrath and Beverley H. Johns
Rowman Education, 2008

Congratulations, Mary!

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Verna Cornelia Price (Ph.D., educational policy and administration) has received a Women in the Workplace (WOW) Achievement Award from the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce. The award notice reads:

"Price has been an innovator known for creating programs and processes which increase organizational effectiveness and individual performance. Dr. Price's experience as an educator, researcher, trainer, and business consultant led to the development of a unique multiple intelligence approach to helping her clients rethink leadership and the role of personal power in the workplace. Dr. Price has coined the principle 'experiencing knowledge' and believes that excellence can only be achieved when relevant and meaningful knowledge is applied to your profession and life. Dr. Price is the founder of Girls in Action, and co-founder of The Power of People Leadership Institute. She is the author of The Power of People: Four Kinds of People Who Can Change Your Life, and The Silent Cry: Dealing with Subtractors in Work and Life. These books continue to empower and equip organizations with strategies for motivating and inspiring employees to excellence."

Congratulations, Verna!

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Lecturer Amy Garrett Dikkers (Educational Policy and Administration) and Professor Cathy Solheim (Family Social Science) have been named 2008-09 Digital Media Center (DMC) Faculty Fellows. Each will receive funding in the amount of $10,000 to be used in support of their projects.

Congratulations Amy and Cathy!

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Graduate students in the Department of Educational Policy and Administration have racked up some impressive awards this year! Read on a for listing of the College, University, and national awards and grants they've accumulated.

Congratulations EdPA grad students!

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Moosung Lee, a graduate student in the Department of Educational Policy and Administration, has been selected as the recipient of the 2008 Graduate Student Research Award. He received the award at the 49th Annual Adult Education Research Conference, which was recently held at the University of Missouri. Moosung was chosen for the award for his co-authored paper titled "The History of UNESCO's Lifelong Learning Policy Discourses."

Congratulations, Moosung!

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David R. Johnson , associate dean for research and policy, is a 2008 recipient of the University's President's Award for Outstanding Service. The award is presented each year in the spring and recognizes exceptional service to the University, its schools, colleges, departments, and service units by any active or retired faculty or staff member. Recipients of this award have gone well beyond their regular duties and have demonstrated an unusual commitment to the University community.

Congratulations, David!

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We reported back on March 5 that alumna Sue Collins (Ph.D., educational policy and administration) was one of three finalists for president of the Northeast Higher Education District (NHED). We're now happy to say that Sue has officially been named President of NHED. Read the full story here.

Congratulations Sue!

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Kathleen Alvig (Ph.D. '99, educational policy and administration), principal of Northrop Urban Environmental School, has been named a 2008 Science and Mathematics Elementary and Middle Level Principal of the Year. The award was co-sponsored by the Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association and the Science Museum of Minnesota.

Read more about Kathleen and the award.

Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association honors two Minneapolis Public Schools principals
Insight News (Minn.) April 14, 2008

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Kristi Kremers, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Educational Policy and Administration, was recently elected GAPSA President. GAPSA, the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly Board, works in the interests of excellence in the graduate and professional experience here at the University.

Congratulations, Kristi!

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The Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA) has named Mark Robertson, Superintendent for the Fridley Schools, the 2008 Minnesota Superintendent of the Year. Mark received his superintendent licensure from our Department of Educational Policy and Administration, and holds specialist and master's degrees from the University of St. Thomas, and a bachelor's degree from Bethel University.

Read the full press release.

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Associate Professor Melissa Anderson (Educational Policy and Administration) comments on the ethical implications of industry-sponsored research.

Playing Well With Industry
Science Careers (D.C.) March 14, 2008

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The International Falls Daily Journal recently reported that Sue Collins (Ph.D., educational policy and administration) is one of three finalists for president of the Northeast Higher Education District (NHED). The district is a consortium of five colleges in northeastern Minnesota. The finalists will be considered by James H. McCormick, chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.

Read the full article.

UPDATE: Sue has now been officially recommended for the NHED presidency. Read the full article.

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This article on a gifted and talented program in Austin, Minnesota, also mentions the College's partnership with the Hormel Foundation and the Austin Public Schools District.

Grant will help students in gifted, talented program
Austin Post-Bulletin (Minn.) Feb. 13, 2008

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Sean Virnig, a doctoral student in the Department of Educational Policy and Administration, is opening a bike shop in Northfield, Minnesota, with his wife Anna.

Pedaling past adversity
Star Tribune (Minn.) Feb. 5, 2008

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An Austin Daily Herald article discusses the partnership between the College's Department of Educational Policy and Administration, the Hormel Foundation, and the Austin County Public Schools. Dick Nunneley (Educational Policy and Administration) is quoted.

School, foundation celebrate partnership that will further education for 96 teachers
Austin Daily Herald (Minn.) Jan. 29, 2008

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Dr. Verna Cornelia Price (Ph.D., educational policy and administration) will launch her newest book, The Silent Cry, at the Twin Cities Body Mind Life Expo, March 1-2 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

Read more about Verna and her new book.

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Alumna Lili Dong (Ph.D., educational policy and administration) has been chosen to serve as the director of Georgetown University's newly established liaison office in Shanghai, China. Read the full press release.

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Associate Professor C. Cryss Brunner's (educational policy and administration) research on school administrators is mentioned in a St. Cloud Times article on the lack of female school superintendents.

Few women advance as school superintendents
St. Cloud Times (Minn.) Jan. 13, 2008

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Silvia Alvarez, a graduate student from Guatemala, is the 2007 recipient of the University's Women of Color Tapestry Award. The annual award is granted to individuals who help create a thriving campus community where diversity is welcomed and supported. Alvarez, who moved to Minnesota with her husband and three children three years ago to pursue a master's degree in educational policy and administration, is credited with promoting the Latino culture and Spanish language by creating a bilingual radio show on RadioK.

Congratulations, Silvia!

UPDATE: Read an article from La Prensa about Silvia and the Tapestry Award: http://www.laprensademn.com/news.php?nid=599 (Spanish)

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Professor Karen Seashore in the Department of Educational Policy and Administration recently won the Contribution to Staff Development award from the National Staff Development Council (NSDC). NSDC, a professional development organization for educators, recognized Karen for her outstanding contributions to K-12 leadership and policy development, particularly in urban secondary schools.

Congratulations, Karen!

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Ann Werner (EdPA) (left), Kyla Wahlstrom (CAREI/EdPA) (right), and Amy Garrett Dikkers (EdPA) presented at the December 6 National Community Education Association (NCEA) annual conference on ongoing research into the work lives of school administrators. Their presentation was titled “An investigation into the daily work of Directors of Community Education using weblog technology. An article on their work, "Authentic Partnerships in the Preparation of Community Education Professionals," will be published in NCEA Journal in January 2008.

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Professor Emeritus John Cogan (Educational Policy and Administration) was one of three University faculty members honored on November 27 for receiving the 2007 Award for Global Engagement. The award, presented by Senior Vice President for System Academic Administration Robert Jones, honors active or retired faculty and staff members for outstanding contributions to global education and international programs in their field or to the University. More than 125 friends, family, and colleagues attended the ceremony and reception held in the atrium of the Andersen Library. Each recipient received a cash prize, certificate, and award sculpture designed by University art professor Thomas Rose.

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Kyla Wahlstrom, research associate (Educational Policy and Administration) and director of the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, discusses her research on the positive effects of adequate sleep on grades for high school students.

"Snooze or Lose," by Po Bronson
New York Magazine, October 15, 2007

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Associate Professor Melissa Anderson's (educational policy and administation) research on research misconduct, and her presentation last month at the first World Conference on Research Integrity in Lisbon, Portugal, were the focus of an article in Laboratory News.

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John Cogan, professor emeritus in educational policy and administration, is one of the winners of the University's 2007 Global Engagement Award. The Global Engagement Award honors active or retired faculty and staff members for outstanding contributions to global education and international programs in their field or to the University. Cogan cofounded the University's Comparative and International Development Education program, and his publications are central to the study of citizenship education around the world.

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A comment from research associate Kyla Wahlstrom (educational policy and administration) was included in a New York Magazine article on encouraging children to sleep.

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Melissa Anderson's September presentation at the World Conference on Research Integrity in Lisbon, Portugal, was included in Nature magazine's blog. View commentary on the presentation and access her full talk.

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Melissa S. Anderson, associate professor in the Department of Educational Policy and Administration, gave a plenary presentation earlier this month at the first World Conference on Research Integrity in Lisbon, Portugal. The conference was linked to the February 2007 Global Science Forum on Research Integrity (of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) in Tokyo, at which she also presented.

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The College has awarded the Educational Policy and Administration Student Assocation (EPASA) a multicultural art grant. The grant will fund the creation of three large paintings, to be displayed in Wulling Hall to honor CEHD's diversity.

EPASA is seeking input and creative ideas for representative elements to include in the new art pieces. The deadline for submitting ideas is September 14, 2007. Please contact Raya Hegeman, EPASA president, at hege0012@umn.edu with any ideas or questions.

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Scott McLeod, assistant professor of educational policy and administration, has won the Cable’s Leaders in Learning Award for creating and implementing innovative ways to educate students and for making a substantial contribution to learning in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area and beyond. As one of four winners nationwide in the General Excellence category, McLeod is being recognized for creating the Center for Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education, the first academic program in the country designed to create technology-savvy school leaders.

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Professors Jean King and Karen Seashore will be on sabbatical from the Department of Educational Policy and Administration for the 2007-2008 academic year. Professors Gerry Fry and Melissa Anderson will return to the department from sabbatical leave in Fall 2007.

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Two faculty members will be leaving the Department of Educational Policy and Administration:

• Assistant Professor Liang Zhang recently completed his second year in EdPA and has accepted a position in Economics of Education at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
• Professor Scott McLeod recently completed his sixth year in EDPA and has accepted a position in Educational Administration at Iowa State University, Ames, IA.

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Paige Hirsch (M.A. student, EdPA) recently published a response letter to an editorial letter in the MN Sun newspapers criticizing a proposed policy for all-day kindergarten in district schools.

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Mohammed Elmeski (Ph.D. student, EdPA) has been selected for the Master's Thesis Award given by the English department at Saint Cloud State University.

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John Moravec (Ph.D. student, EdPA) presented a paper entitled “The Leapfrog Principle: A strategy for global leadership in teacher education" at an international conference on teacher education, hosted by Anqing Teachers College (Anhui province, China), the China National Association of Teacher Educators, and the International Council for Education Development.

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Several members of the College community received awards from the Women's Philanthropic Leadership Circle (WPLC) this year:

• Faculty/Staff award: Michelle Everson, Educational Psychology
• Graduate student awards: Eva Lynn Boehm, Curriculum and Instruction; Julia Conkel, Educational Psychology; Kaoru Kinoshita, Educational Policy and Administration; and Kyoung-Ah Nam, Educational Policy and Administration.
• Rising Star awards: Kristen McMaster, Educational Psychology; and Karen Miksch, Post Secondary Teaching and Learning.

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Felly Chiteng Kot (Ph.D. student, EdPA) has been awarded the 2007 Compton Peace Fellowship by the University's Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change. This fellowship provides a substantial cash award as well as research funding for the student’s thesis work.

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Moosung Lee (Ph.D. student, EdPA) has been awarded the prestigious Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship from the University's Graduate School. This fellowship provides a substantial cash award and tuition in support of the student’s thesis work.

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Jennifer York-Barr in the Department of Educational Policy and Administration has been promoted from associate to full professor. She has also been appointed departmental Director of Graduate Studies for the 2007-2008 academic year. Congratulations Jennifer!

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Moosung Lee, a graduate student in the Department of Educational Policy and Administration, was a winner of the Office of International Programs’ International Pre-Dissertation and Small Grants Competition. This award will support Lee’s scholarly work in Germany.

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