The Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes community builders and leaders who make a positive difference in the lives of children, youth, families, schools, and organizations, and whose achievements bring honor to the College of Education and Human…
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Wezhinoo’igejig: Ojibwe Scholars in Early Childhood is an online cohort enrolled in the early childhood BS degree program at that includes a language revitalization focus.
READ STORYThe ICD community is excited to welcome five new PhD candidates in 2025. Meet Regan Andringa-Seed, Elena Busick, Spencer Carter, Juliette Chartier, and Isabella Viducich!
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New in the prestigious journal Psychological Bulletin is a study by Bria Gresham, PhD ’25, who submitted the paper while she was a doctoral student at ICD, with fellow doctoral students Mirinda Morency, Frederique Corcoran, and Jacob Kunkel.
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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Department Administrator Corinne Komor joined ICD in May, but her career at the University of Minnesota goes back to her student days! Read on to get to know Corinne and learn about the specialized skills and knowledge she brings to the table.
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Sammi Cesere chose the online MA in applied child and adolescent development because it supported her learning goals while offering the flexibility she needed as a working parent.
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Institute of Child Development Professor Jed Elison has been named a Distinguished McKnight University Professor, an honor that recognizes outstanding faculty members who have recently achieved full professor status.
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Junior Zainab Ahmad shares the origin of her interest in her major, developmental psychology, and reveals her favorite class so far. She also talks about her work as a research assistant on a project studying adverse childhood experiences.
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Junior Mirka Zhagui talks about life experiences that led her to choose the early and elementary education track in ICD’s early childhood BS program and about her career goals.
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A behavioral interventionist currently enrolled in the online MA in applied child and adolescent development, Jenna DeBruin was inspired to pursue graduate education when she volunteered in a children's hospital.
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