College of Education and Human Development
Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
The American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) Early Career Award recognizes those who demonstrate commitment and promise via their actions, research, and service to the Latinx higher education community.
READ STORYTwo Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (OLPD) students recently participated in a podcast by the National Career Development Association (NCDA).
READ STORYIyekiyapiwiƞ Darlene St. Clair contributes to Walker Art Center exhibition
READ STORYRashné Jehangir presents," First-Gen Futures: Toward Full Citizenship in a Changing Academy." at the FGLI conference.
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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Joan DeJaeghere gave the keynote for the 12th conference on Education and Overseas Development Aid (ODA) in Seoul, Korea, on November 27 2025.
READ STORYTwo recent graduates— Abby (Wilfert) Raznik and Greg Mellas — won awards for their dissertations.
READ STORYOLPD PhD students Erma Fetić Mujić, Brittany Stahlman, and Kae Takaoka were awarded the prestigious Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship for 2025-26 by the University of Minnesota Graduate School.
READ STORYDr. Nate Stewart was invited to serve as a guest instructor at the UC Berkeley School of Education this July, where he engaged aspiring and current P–20 educational leaders across the Bay Area.
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Vic Massaglia, PhD student, Abby Wilfert, PhD alumna, and Michael Stebleton, Professor -- all with the OLPD higher education program -- presented "Career Play: Fostering Career Exploration through Play-Based Learning" at the MCDA Annual Conference.
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Professor Joan DeJaeghere has been awarded a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Research Chair titled Education, Gender Equity, and Wellbeing.
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