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The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board are pleased to announce that Jennifer Hairrell (MEd ’07) of Maple Grove Middle School in Minnesota has received a Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program award.
READ STORYCongratulations to Dr. Larry Guggisberg for being named the recipient of the 2023 MASA Polaris Leadership Award by the Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA). Dr.
READ STORYCongratulations to Elizabeth Welfel (PhD ’79, educational psychology), who was given the 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award in Ethics Education by the American Psychological Association for her teaching and research while on the faculties of Boston…
READ STORYThe Minnesota Institute for Trauma-Informed Education (MITIE), a joint partnership of the University of St. Thomas School of Education and Morrison Family College of Health, has named Eyenga Bokamba as its new director.
READ STORYCEHD 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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Joshua Mann (MEd ’14) was named a 2023 Minnesota Teacher of the Year finalist. He was one of eleven selected in the state. Mann was honored at a banquet with the other finalists on May 7, 2023. Learn more.
READ STORYChelsea Petree (PhD ’13) recently published the book titled, College Sophomore Ready: Expert advice for parents to navigate the sophomore year of college.
READ STORYAmy Jean Holmblade Knorr passed away July 24, 2023. Amy Jean was born November 28, 1916 on a farm in Rochelle, Illinois and grew up on her parent’s farm in Whitehall, Michigan. She earned her B.S.
READ STORYThe Pat Tillman Foundation (PTF) announced the appointment of Dr. Amber Manke (MEd ’12, PhD ’15), a 2012 Tillman Scholar, to its Board of Directors. Manke earned her Ph.D. in organizational leadership, policy, and development and a M.Ed.
READ STORYDavid Peterson (BS ’67) published the book, A Mind of His Own: An Autobiography. David spent his formative years in Minnesota.
READ STORYTim Delmont (PhD ’80, educational policy & administration) published the book Everyday Dad: A Memoir About Single Parenting.
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