College of Education and Human Development UMN

College of Education and Human Development  UMN For over 100 years, our college has had a deep and historic impact on society. We are the 3rd largest college at the U of MN.

Areas of focus for our students, staff, and faculty include closing the achievement gap, STEM education, early learning and child/youth development, educational technology and innovation, social justice, family resilience, global engagement, health across the life span, sports, and community partnerships. Our undergraduate majors: business and marketing education; early childhood education foundat

ions; elementary education foundations; family social science; human resource development; kinesiology; recreation administration; special education; sport management; and youth studies. Our departments: Child Development; Curriculum and Instruction; Educational Psychology; Family Social Science; Kinesiology; Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development; and Social Work. Terms of Use:
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Social-media giant Meta has agreed to pay up to US$18 billion to US states and make changes to its Facebook and Instagra...
09/03/2026

Social-media giant Meta has agreed to pay up to US$18 billion to US states and make changes to its Facebook and Instagram platforms, settling a legal case about whether its technology harms kids’ mental health. Read more to find out what Xiaoran Sun, an assistant professor in the Department of Family Social Science, has to say about it:

Nature talks to specialists about the changes coming to Facebook and Instagram, and whether there’s evidence they will help.

Learn how NXT GEN Teach’s Teacher Apprenticeship Model empowers working professionals while disrupting the teacher short...
09/02/2026

Learn how NXT GEN Teach’s Teacher Apprenticeship Model empowers working professionals while disrupting the teacher shortage. Click the image below to read the story in the latest CEHD Connect: https://connect.cehd.umn.edu/opening-classroom-door

CEHD’s NXT GEN Teach allows school district employees to earn a teaching license while working full-time.

09/01/2026

Learn more at z.umn.edu/elementary-ed

Learn how the Minnesota Principals Survey elevates school leaders’ voices  Click the image below to read the story in th...
09/01/2026

Learn how the Minnesota Principals Survey elevates school leaders’ voices Click the image below to read the story in the latest CEHD Connect: https://connect.cehd.umn.edu/amplifying-school-leaders-voices

Last November, more than 2,400 school leaders in Minnesota were invited to take the third biennial Minnesota Principals Survey. The comprehensive survey is designed to elevate the voices of Minnesota principals, assistant principals, and charter school leaders in state and local decisions bearing on...

Celebrate the career of retiring FSoS professor Catherine SolheimClick the image below to read the story in the latest C...
08/31/2026

Celebrate the career of retiring FSoS professor Catherine Solheim
Click the image below to read the story in the latest CEHD Connect: https://connect.cehd.umn.edu/changing-world-one-relationship-time

As she retires from the Department of Family Social Science (FSoS), colleagues across continents agree that Solheim’s greatest legacy is not a single project, publication, or program. Instead, it is the thousands of relationships she nurtured—with students, community leaders, faculty colleagues,...

08/27/2026

Hear from our students on why human resource development is important to them! Learn more at z.umn.edu/hrd

08/24/2026

Big news for Minnesota education data! The Minnesota Principals Survey team at the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement is excited to announce the Beta launch of the MnPS "Trends Dash." This new interactive data visualization platform allows researchers, policymakers, and education leaders to explore and compare longitudinal data across three administrations of the survey (2021, 2023, and 2025).

We invite you to explore the data, test the visualization features, and share your feedback as we continue to develop this tool for Minnesota’s educational community.

Explore the Trends Dash Beta here: z.umn.edu/mnps_trends

08/13/2026

Learn more about the early childhood major and it’s unique curriculum that helps best meet the needs of children and families! z.umn.edu/earlychildhood 🍎📚

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104 Burton Hall, 178 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis, MN
55455

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