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UMD College of Education Ranked Among Top 25 Graduate Education Schools for the Third Consecutive Year

Apr 7, 2026

For the third year in a row, U.S. News & World Report ranked the ��ݮ��ý College of Education as one of the top 25 graduate schools of...

��ݮ��ý�Things We Imagined��ݮ��ý� Sheds Light on Black Higher Education Experience

Apr 1, 2026

A recent article in The Diamondback highlights ��ݮ��ý�Things We Imagined: Black Futurity and Academic Life,��ݮ��ý� a documentary film examining the experiences of...

Associate Professor Cixin Wang helps two third graders at Brandywine Elementary School create posters as part of the Bullying Literature Project.

New Partnership Brings Bullying Prevention Into Everyday Learning Through Storytelling

Apr 1, 2026

Through a new partnership between the ��ݮ��ý College of Education and Prince George��ݮ��ý�s County Public Schools, the Bullying Literature...

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Young Children From Different Backgrounds Face Large Disparities in Investments in Education, Well-being, UMD Study Finds

Mar 31, 2026

The greatest gaps in investments in U.S. children��ݮ��ý�s education, health and well-being occur not during school, but before kids enter kindergarten...

��ݮ��ý Sees Return on Investment in Grow-Your-Own Programs

Mar 25, 2026

A K-12 Dive article spotlights how ��ݮ��ý�grow-your-own��ݮ��ý� teacher programs, specifically the Teacher Academy of ��ݮ��ý (TAM), are showing measurable impact...

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Eight College of Education Projects Awarded $409K from UMD��ݮ��ý�s New Research Resilience Initiatives

Mar 24, 2026

The ��ݮ��ý recently announced that 82 projects across campus will receive a total of $5.25 million through the university��ݮ��ý�s new set of...

There��ݮ��ý�s a ��ݮ��ý�Cascade Effect��ݮ��ý� from the Supreme Court��ݮ��ý�s Affirmative Action Ban, and It��ݮ��ý�s Hurting Black and Latino Students

Mar 18, 2026

In an opinion piece for The Hechinger Report, Professor Julie J. Park examines the unintended consequences of the Supreme Court��ݮ��ý�s restrictions on race...

Dean Kimberly Griffin shows off the Testudo trophy, which the College of Education received for the fifth consecutive year in 2026 for winning the faculty/staff power hour on Giving Day.

UMD College of Education Shatters Records on Giving Day

Mar 6, 2026

On Wednesday, the ��ݮ��ý College of Education achieved its best Giving Day to date, raising an unprecedented $402,836 and placing...

Why Dads Matter

Mar 5, 2026

Fathers in the United States are spending more time caring for their children now than 10 years ago, and they��ݮ��ý�re highly invested in parenting. In a...

The three UMD College of Education Holmes Scholars sit together at a table at the Holmes Scholars Preconference to the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Annual Meeting.

UMD College of Education Establishes New Program to Cultivate Future Education Leaders

Mar 4, 2026

The ��ݮ��ý College of Education recently launched its inaugural cohort in the Holmes Scholars Program, which provides mentorship, peer...