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Effective January 1, 2026, Dean Michael C. Rodriguez will serve as the chancellor of the University of Minnesota Morris into 2028. During Rodriguez’s appointment at Morris, Senior Associate Dean Frank Symons will serve as Interim Dean of CEHD.
READ STORYOn October 13, CEHD hosted approximately 50 educational leaders and policy makers for a Policy Breakfast at Bede Ballroom on the campus of the University of Minnesota Crookston, focused on teacher shortages and preparation pathways in Minnesota.
READ STORYRichard Weinberg passed away on October 3, 2025, at the age of 82. He had a long career as a psychology professor spanning more than 42 years.
READ STORYCEHD’s TRIO McNair Scholars Program will host the 34th Annual McNair Scholars Research Symposium on Tuesday, October 14, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Coffman Memorial Union’s Great Hall.
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CEHD Connect Magazine is published in print three times a year and online by the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development for alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the college.
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In the spring 2025, Peter Nordgren published a new book, A Place on Water, a natural history memoir of northwest Wisconsin. It's available through regional bookstores and at www.northbranch.info.
READ STORYNgawang Gonsar (PhD ’21) received the distinguished faculty of the year award from Normandale Community College. She received the award at the Commencement ceremony.
READ STORYBrittany Strelow (BS ’08) has been elected as American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) Director at Large.
READ STORYJana Craft (PhD ’13) has been named dean of the School of Business and Management at SUNY Brockport.
READ STORYAmanda Thein (PhD ’05) has been appointed the dean of the School of Education at the University of Colorado Boulder effective July 1, 2025.
READ STORYMore than 360 education leaders attended this year’s Leading in Equity, Action, and Diversity (LEAD) conference. The annual CEHD-hosted event offers insights, tools, and strategies for creating more equitable education systems.
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