College of Education and Human Development

Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development

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Roman & Rowe present research at 2025 CEHA annual conference

Richard Roman and Madeline Rowe, PhD Candidates in the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities' Higher Education program presented research on public trust in higher education at the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) Annual Conference.

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Darrius Stanley named Faculty Research Fellow for 2025

The Center of Excellence for Educational Equity Research (CEEER) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has named OLPD Assistant Professor Darrius Stanley as a Faculty Research Fellow for 2025.

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New OLPD faculty: Gresham Collom

Gresham Collom is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education in the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities' Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development.

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Connect Magazine Connect Magazine

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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CEHD Connect SpSu2025 magazine cover, including 6 U of M athletes performing in sports on a smoky blue background with stadium lights.

Rowe, Quagliana Receive NCAA Research Grant 

Madeline Rowe and Kyle Quagliana, PhD Students in Higher Education at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, were named recipients of an NCAA graduate student research grant for their project examining graduate transfer student-athlete experiences.

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OLPD alum featured in Star Tribune

Principal Fatima Lawson (Educational Administration MA and PhD) recently won an award for her work at Highwood Hills Elementary, which adopted a polytechnic approach at the urging of Somali, Karen and Hispanic families.

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Photo Credit: Shari L. Gross, Star Tribune

OLPD students, faculty co-present at MCDA

Abby Wilfert and Vic Massaglia (PhD students in Higher Education, OLPD) recently presented with Professor Michael Stebleton at the Minnesota Career Development Association annual conference.

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Jeff Walls wins early-career award

Jeff Walls, a graduate of the Higher Education PhD program at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities' Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, received the 2023 Emerging Scholar Award from AERA Division A.

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Buford receives state and national graduate research awards

Melanie Buford, PhD alum (Higher Education) received graduate student research awards from the Minnesota Career Development Association and the National Career Development Association. Buford's dissertation was on racial equity in career services.

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Melanie Buford and Michael Stebleton pose with awards at MCDA