News & Events

Jill Boettcher, wearing glasses and smiling with greenery behind her

Faculty spotlight: Jill Boettcher

Meet Jill Boettcher, an instructor in the Department of Education and coordinator for the Teaching English as a Foreign Language certificate program

Headshot of Caitlin Efta

Student spotlight: Caitlin Efta

Meet Caitlin Efta, senior in the Department of Education and president of Education Minnesota Aspiring Educators UMD 

Northern lights with vivid green and purple displayed over a lake

Bringing the outdoors in

Photography livens an elementary school classroom

Jennifer Frisch, smiling in a hammock with a black dog laying on the grass in the background

Faculty spotlight: Jennifer Frisch

Meet Jennifer Frisch, associate professor of education and coordinator of the Integrated Elementary & Special Education program

Members of the Indigenous Women's Water Sisterhood post near the site of the classroom with Sharon Day

Water protectors

Indigenous women plan outdoor classroom along St. Louis River

UMD sign with daffodils

Spring 2023 - faculty and staff accolades

Highlighting the spring 2023 achievements of faculty and staff in the College of Education and Human Service Professions.

Image of Thelma, Brian, Priscilla and Marti with their robes and caps on at commencement

Indigenous students earn doctorates

Four education students reach the culmination of their academic journeys at UMD.

Graduates lifting their caps as they watch the sun rise over lake superior

Congratulations to our 2023 graduates

Highlighting some of this year's graduates

Lester River flowing with trees in the background

Spring 2023 faculty retirements

Recognizing several longtime CEHSP faculty members for their service

Michelle Toven bundled up hugging an equally bundled man on a snowy cloudy day

Staff spotlight: Michelle Toven

Meet Michelle Toven, executive office and administrative assistant for the Department of Education and graduate program coordinator for the Master of Education program!