New Department:
Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
Effective July 1, 2009, a new department has been created that integrates the business and
marketing education, human resource development and adult education, and comprehensive
WHRE programs from the Department of Work and Human Resource Education (WHRE)
into the department formerly known as Educational Policy and Administration (EdPA). The
name of this new department is Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (OLPD). It will offer exciting
opportunities for collaboration and interdisciplinary education and research.
Click here for details.
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Faculty in Higher Education
- Melissa Anderson, professor
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Research integrity, research misconduct and related ethical issues;
postdoctoral and graduate training; academy-industry relations
- David Chapman,
professor
Ph.D., Syracuse University
Education planning in developing countries; government initiatives to
influence practice at the school and classroom levels, with particular
attention to developing countries; role of information (and information
systems) in policy formulation and education planning; policy research;
program evaluation; international issues in higher education
- Darwin Hendel, associate professor
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Institutional planning, performance and accountability; world rankings of
universities; student performance, retention and satisfaction; evaluation of
teaching and measurement of learning
- Rebecca Ropers-Huilman, professor
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Race and gender in higher education; curriculum and college teaching;
college students in the United States; qualitative research methods;
feminist theory; equity-oriented change
- Karen Seashore, professor
Ph.D., Columbia University
Organizational theory; planned change; schools and universities as
workplaces; leadership and administration
- David Weerts, assistant professor
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Higher education finance; institutional advancement; community engagement;
organizational theory
Administrative Appointments
Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning
http://www.cehd.umn.edu/PSTL/
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David Arendale, assistant professor and adviser for outreach
History of academic success programs
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Jeanne Higbee, professor and senior adviser for research
Access and success for students
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Rashné Jehangir, assistant professor
Learning communities; diverse students
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Karen Miksch, associate professor
Higher education law; transitions to college
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Robert Poch, fellow
Higher education policy
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Cathrine Wambach, associate professor
Developmental education
Higher Education Coordinator
For more information, contact:
Rebecca Ropers-Huilman, Ph.D.
Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
College of Education and Human Development
University of Minnesota
330 Wulling Hall
86 Pleasant Street SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0221
Phone: 612-626-5996
E-mail: ropers@umn.edu
Revised September 2009
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