University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development

University of Minnesota
College of Education and Human Development
Type	State university
Established	1905
Dean	Michael C. Rodriguez
Academic staff	189 (Fall 2012)
Administrative staff	272 (Fall 2012)
Students	4,053 (2023-2024 academic year)
Undergraduates	2,315 (2023-2024 academic year)
Postgraduates	1,738 (2023-2024 academic year)
Location	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Campus	Urban
Website	[1]

The College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) is one of seventeen colleges and professional schools at the University of Minnesota. CEHD departments are located on both the East Bank and St. Paul campuses.

The college was founded in 1905 as the Department of Pedagogy. In 2006 the College of Education and Human Development became part of a newly organized college that now includes the former General College (Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning) and two units of the former College of Human Ecology (the School of Social Work and the Department of Family Social Science).

As of fall 2017 it enrolled 4,823 students. Living alumni total more than 70,000. The 2017 Academic Ranking of World Universities listed CEHD as the top public school of education in the world. U.S. News & World Report in its 2016 Best Grad School rankings rated University of Minnesota's CEHD No. 11 among public institutions and tied for twenty-first overall.^[1]

Mission

The College of Education and Human Development is a leader in discovering, creating, sharing, and applying principles and practices of multiculturalism and multidisciplinary scholarship to advance teaching and learning and to enhance the psychological, physical, and social development of children, youth, and adults across the lifespan in families, organizations, and communities. The mission of the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development is to contribute to a just and sustainable future through engagement with the local and global communities to enhance human learning and development at all stages of the life span.^[2]

Degrees granted

1,644 degrees granted during 2016-17 (760 B.S., 502 M.Ed., 382 masters and advanced graduate degrees). In addition, 387 students completed post baccalaureate teacher licensure.

Administration

Michael C. Rodriguez is dean of the college.

Departments

Curriculum and Instruction
Educational Psychology
Family Social Science
Institute of Child Development
Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
School of Kinesiology
School of Social Work

Research centers

Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement
Center for Early Education and Development
Institute on Community Integration
Learning Technologies Media Lab
Minnesota Center for Reading Research
STEM Education Center
University of Minnesota Child Development Center

Publications

CEHD Vision2020
Connect alumni magazine

References

^ "Best Graduate Schools". grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com.
^ "About the College | CEHD | UMN".

External links

College of Education and Human Development official Web site.

[1] "Best Graduate Schools". grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com.

[2] "About the College | CEHD | UMN".

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