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Posted Recent sport management graduate one of eight Fulbright winners to CEHD News (archive)
Kristin Garland, who recently received a master's degree in sport management, was named 2011-12 winner of the University of Minnesota Graduate School's
Fulbright Scholarship exchange program with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway.
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Posted S. Varma paper explains why some struggle to learn math to CEHD News (archive)
A paper co-authored by educational psychology assistant professor Sashank Varma and British colleagues in the journal Science documents a neurocognitive disorder that inhibits the acquisition of basic numerical and arithmetic concepts. Called developmental dyscalculia, the disorder affects roughly the same number of people as dyslexia but has received much less attention (and research funding).
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Posted Media attention for ADAPT, supporting Guard, Reserve families to CEHD News (archive)
After Deployment Adaptive Parenting Tools (
ADAPT), led by family social science/child development associate professor
Abi Gewirtz and project manager Laurel Bidwell, is gaining attention in the news as the Minnesota National Guard Red Bulls prepare for a large-scale deployment.
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Posted Faculty research undergirds new Minneapolis/Target literacy program to CEHD News (archive)
University of Minnesota Center for Reading Research (MCRR) Co-Directors Lori Helman and Matthew Burns and Educational Psychology Professor Jennifer McComas have developed the comprehensive Path to Reading Excellence in School Sites (PRESS) that will be implemented in Minneapolis Public Schools.
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Posted Jensen's CIS anatomy students show public health expertise to CEHD News (archive)
Students in a University of Minnesota, Twin Cities College in the Schools (CIS) Anatomy and Physiology course have produced videos and designed multimedia displays that can be used to educate their friends, families, and communities about healthy eating, obesity reduction, atherosclerosis and diabetes. More than 400 students representing 15 high schools across Minnesota gathered April 18 at the U of M to compete for the most engaging and educational kiosk. The winners will take home the coveted Golden Femur award.
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Posted StrengthQuest enriches advising to CEHD News (archive)
On Feb. 16, CEHD advisers Anthony Albecker, Carole Ann Broad, and Anna Mraz gave a presentation to the University's Focusing on the First-Year Conference regarding use of Gallup's StrengthQuest program in the college's First Year Experience. CEHD Student Services delivers...
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Posted Youth studies experiences lead to jobs to CEHD News (archive)
Youth studies alumni Sara Jo Lehrer and Paul Shanafelt turned undergraduate internships into ongoing jobs.
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Posted Undergrad research in family social science to CEHD News (archive)
Student Veronica Deenanath is learning the ins and outs of research and publishing by assisting associate professor Zha Blong Xiong (family social science), and she's still an undergraduate.
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Posted Looking back on DirecTrack to CEHD News (archive)
In the Winter 2011 Connect, two licensure students look back on their experiences as members of the first DirecTrack cohort.
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Posted Undergrads learn youth studies practice in the field to CEHD News (archive)
Social work professor Michael Baizerman, students in the youth studies program, and youth workers in the St. Paul Parks and Recreation Department have been working collaboratively to support youth on the East Side.
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Posted U.S. Department of Education renews TRiO grant to CEHD News (archive)
The U.S. Department of Education has renewed funding through 2016 for TRiO Student Support Services, housed in the College of Education and Human Development on the Twin Cities campus.
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Posted Undergraduate programs foster leadership to CEHD News (archive)
The college's First Year Experience and leadership minor help undergraduates tap their leadership potential.
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Posted Polar Huskies check in from Greenland to CEHD News (archive)
Professor Aaron Doering and the GoNorth! team are holed up at Thule Air Base, Greenland, pinned down by a blizzard.
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Posted Alum succeeds where innovation meets education to CEHD News (archive)
Thomas Jandris (Ph.D. '78) built a successful career at the intersection of entrepreneurship and education.
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Posted CEHD ranks among top 25 schools of education to CEHD News (archive)
CEHD ranked No. 23 nationwide in new U.S. News list.
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Posted CARE grant fosters grad. student research to CEHD News (archive)
Eighteen graduate students from the comparative and international developmental education program in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (OLPD) are learning from a unique opportunity to conduct research alongside faculty in such countries as Bangladesh, Cambodia, Honduras, and Malawi. Their experiences are part of a partnership between the college, CARE USA, and CARE's partners in eight developing countries.
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Posted Alumna reflects on 25 years of alumni association leadership to CEHD News (archive)
Margaret Sughrue Carlson (Ph.D. '83 ) recently retired as president of the University of Minnesota Alumni Association after than two decades as one of the most visible faces of the University.
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Posted Leading in higher education to CEHD News (archive)
Rich Wagner (Ph.D. '06) rose to the office of president at Dunwoody Technical College, Minneapolis, just as the economy declined. Now he and his team are completely re-envisioning the nearly 100-year old institution.
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Posted Open for some to CEHD News (archive)
Minnesota's system of open enrollment, which policymakers established to allow the education system to self-regulate, has created a dynamic in which schools and districts must compete for students. Nicola Alexander, associate professor in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, has researched how competing for students influences the dueling pressures of finances and measures of student achievement for 55 Twin Cities metro school districts.
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Posted Kremers reflects on a tumultuous tenure to CEHD News (archive)
Kristi Kremers, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, is wrapping up her second term as president of the Graduate and Professional Student's Association.
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Posted Empowered teachers = successful schools to CEHD News (archive)
Schools are experiencing a culture shift where teachers are taking a more active and collaborative role in improving their educational practice, said Jennifer York-Barr, professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development in the latest issue of Connect, the college magazine.
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Posted Tapping parents, community drives results to CEHD News (archive)
Research from Kyla Wahlstrom and Karen Seashore demonstrates that collective leadership, shared between education professionals, parents, and other community members, leads to student achievement.
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Posted Alumni higher ed. deans featured in the latest Connect to CEHD News (archive)
Mary Brabeck (Ph. D. '80) and Kate Steffens (Ph.D. '89) have each applied what they learned through the Department of Educational Psychology to reach the top of their field. Since 2003 Brabeck has been dean of New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, which consistently ranks among the top 15 graduate schools of education, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Steffens is expanding the leadership skills she developed at more traditional colleges in her new position as dean of the Richard W. Riley College of Education at Walden University, a for-profit, online university.
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Posted Sato, Gupton featured in story on teacher leadership to TERI: Teacher Education Redesign Initiative
TERI Leadership Group members Misty Sato and Carole Gupton are featured in the latest issue of Connect, the college alumni magazine. They share their expertise in developing leadership across schools and building a mutually supportive teaching environment that ultimately benefits students.
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Posted Event taps education leaders' expertise on teacher quality to CEHD News (archive)
On Feb. 5, more than 200 of Minnesota's top education leaders and policymakers met at the University of Minnesota to discuss how to develop, measure, and support teacher effectiveness and quality.
Karen Seashore, the Robert H. Beck Professor of Ideas in Education, moderated a panel of experts comprised of
Misty Sato, the new Carmen Starkson Campbell Endowed Chair in Education; Bush Foundation President Peter Hutchinson; St. Paul Public Schools Superintendent Valeria Silva, Teach for America President Matthew Kramer; and Garnet Franklin, education issues specialist for Education Minnesota.
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Posted Remembering David Ghere to CEHD News (archive)
Postsecondary teaching and learning associate professor David Ghere, a 19-year faculty member of the University, has died at the age of 59.
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Posted Bush Foundation commits $4.5M for TERI to CEHD News (archive)
The Bush Foundation has committed up to $4.5 million to support the University of Minnesota as it restructures teacher preparation programs in the College of Education and Human Development. The Bush Foundation today announced a total of seven partnerships, which...
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Posted Alumna Valeria Silva named St. Paul superintendent to CEHD News (archive)
Valeria Silva (M.A., '91) has been named superintendent of St. Paul Public Schools. Silva earned her master's in educational administration and an educational specialist degree from the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development. The only inside candidate among the...
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Posted Murray Jensen presents Golden Femur to CEHD News (archive)
On Nov. 18, about 350 students from 10 high schools across Minnesota converged on the University of Minnesota for the culmination of their College in the Schools (CIS) class. The students competed for the Golden Femur, awarded to the team...
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