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Dr. David DeLiema was recently named a 2025 McKnight Presidential Fellow. This prestigious three-year award recognizes exceptional mid-career faculty who have recently been promoted to associate professor.

Dr. Lynn S. Fuchs passed away on May 7, 2025 at her son's home with her family. Fuchs graduated from the University of Minnesota with a PhD in educational psychology in 1981.

On May 5, the Department of Educational Psychology's quantitative methods in education (QME) program hosted its annual end-of-year celebration, bringing together students and faculty to reflect on another successful academic year.

Two students from the Department of Educational Psychology have been awarded the prestigious Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (DDF) for the 2025–2026 academic year.

Dr. Nidhi Kohli, Royal and Virginia Anderson Professor of Quantitative Methods in Education and quantitative methods in education program coordinator, was recently invited to present a seminar at the University of Connecticut (UConn).

The Department of Educational Psychology's school psychology program is pleased to announce this year’s recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award, Matthew Lau! This award honors program alumni who have made exemplary contributions to the field.

The Department of Educational Psychology has yet again ranked highly in the U.S. News & World Report's Best Education Schools of 2025.

Victoria Johnson, PhD candidate in the Department of Educational Psychology’s psychological foundations of education program, recently was chosen as runner-up in the College of Education and Human Development's Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.

On Friday, March 7, the Department of Educational Psychology held the 24th annual Ed Psych (Educational Psychology) Student Research Day. This aims to recognize the academic accomplishments of students by providing a format for them to present their research.

Department of Educational Psychology Professor James "Jim" Turnure recently passed away at the age of 92.