The UMass Boston College of Education and Human Development is the college of education within the University of Massachusetts Boston. It consists of three academic departments and a school.[1] It is currently ranked 46 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.[2]
 Phillis Wheatley Hall, which houses the College of Education and Human Development | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1982 |
| Dean | Dr. Tara Parker |
Academic staff | 89 |
| Students | 958 (graduate); 500 (undergraduate) |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
History
editThe College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) has its historical roots in the former Boston State College. Originally started as a teacher preparation program for young women at the Girls' High School in 1852, it became the Boston Normal School in 1872 and remained a part of that institution for over 100 years. In 1982, it was merged into the University of Massachusetts Boston.[3] It would be renamed the Graduate College of Education and later the College of Education and Human Development. In the late 2010s, the School for Global Inclusion and Social Development (SGISD) was merged into CEHD. Today, it has three academic departments: Department of Counseling and School Psychology (CSP), Department of Curriculum and Instruction (C&I), and Department of Leadership in Education (LE).[4] Beginning in 2018, the New Balance corporation has donated $15 million to establish an undergraduate sports leadership and administration program in CEHD.[5]
Notable people
edit- Annissa Essaibi George, former Boston City Councilor, alumna
- Yvonne M. Spicer, former mayor of Framingham and first Black woman mayor of a Massachusetts city, alumna
References
edit- ^ "College of Education and Human Development".
- ^ "University of Massachusetts--Boston".
- ^ Feldberg, Michael (2015). UMass Boston at 50: A Fiftieth-Anniversary History of the University of Massachusetts Boston. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press. ISBN 978-1625341693. p. 11.
- ^ "College of Education and Human Development".
- ^ "New Balance commits $10 million to UMass Boston for sports institute".