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Melanie Killen
Professor of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology
College of Education
Ebony Terrell Shockley
Executive Director of Teacher Education
College of Education
Jennifer King Rice
Senior Vice President and Provost
Office of the Provost
Donald J. Bolger
Associate Professor
College of Education
Bridget Turner Kelly
Associate Professor and Diversity Officer
College of Education
Doug Lombardi
Associate Professor
College of Education
Campbell F. Scribner
Assistant Professor of Education
College of Education
David Blazar
Assistant Professor of Education Policy and Economics
College of Education
Amy Dwyre D'Agati
Senior Faculty Specialist, Center for Transition and Career Innovation
College of Education
Michelle Espino
Associate Professor, Higher Education, Student Affairs, and International Education Policy Program
College of Education
Kimberly Griffin
Dean and professor
College of Education
Sarah McGrew
Assistant Professor
College of Education
Cixin Wang
Associate Professor
College of Education
David Weintrop
Assistant Professor
College of Education
Gregory R. Hancock
Professor and Distinguished Scholar-Teacher of Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation
College of Education
Patricia A. Alexander
Distinguished University Professor
College of Education
Christy Tirrell-Corbin
Executive Director, Center for Early Childhood Education and Intervention
College of Education
Natasha A. Mitchell
Associate Clinical Professor
College of Education
Education News Releases
University of Maryland Names Jennifer King Rice Senior Vice President and Provost
The University of Maryland has named Jennifer King Rice Ph.D., as Senior Vice President and Provost, effective August 11, 2021.
UMD Announces A "Grow-Your-Own" Teacher Pipeline
Dual enrollment program announced to increase the teaching workforce in the state by UMD, Prince George’s Community College and Prince George’s County Public Schools.
New UMD-led Report on Improving Educational Equity and Engagement During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
Report Based on the Lived Experiences of Black, Latino and Underserved Families Recommends Solutions for School Systems to Better Support Kids
UMD Researcher Develops Digital Preschool Curriculum to Improve Early Childhood Learning
Developed by UMD researchers, former teachers, and graduate students, “Children Study Their World” is a collaboration with Maryland State Department of Education, Smithsonian
UMD to Lead Milestone NSF High School Engineering Pilot Course
National course intended as precursor to widely-accepted transferable college-level credit.
Helping Students Play to Their Strengths
UMD psychology researchers aim to help students at school and at home.
UMD Ranked in Top 10 for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Education for Third Straight Year
Campus-wide initiative earns UMD No. 8 ranking from Princeton Review & Entrepreneur Magazine.
UMD College of Education Launches Center for Educational Innovation and Improvement
New Center will foster collaborations between the university, school systems and educational organizations that focus on improving pre-K-12 education.
UMD Researchers Help Children Improve Language Skills With $3.3M Department of Education Grant
UMD researchers use $3.3M Department of Education grant to test program designed to help children more easily shift between informal and formal English dialects.
Education in the News
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