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Dr. Don Johnson

05 Aug 2022    By Dijon DeLaPorte

Dr. Don Johnson joins the Educational Administration faculty

The Department of Educational Administration is excited to announce that Dr. Don Johnson has joined the department as an assistant professor of practice in P-12 school leadership this semester. “The opportunity to join the staff at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln is a dream come true. Teaching has always been a passion of mine and after 31 years serving as a school administrator, I am excited to get back to it,” says Johnson. “I look forward to working with the excellent Department of Educational Administration staff in furthering the mission of UNL.”



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EDAD Fellowship recipients 22-23

25 Jul 2022    By Lauren Christopher

EDAD Awards Fellowships to Twenty-three Students

The Department of Educational Administration is proud to announce our fellowship recipients for the 2022-2023 academic year. Below is the full list of recipients. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, this year the department was able to award fellowships to 23 students.

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MA in SAA students summer 2022 internships

16 Jun 2022    By Dijon DeLaPorte

Summer Internships Provide EDAD Students With Hands-on Experience

Graduate students in the Master of Arts (M.A.) in educational administration program with a specialization in student affairs administration (often called the "Student Affairs program" for short), are required to enroll in the EDAD 998: Student Affairs Internship course as part of the course sequence. This course provides students with hands-on experience that may or may not be similar to the work that they complete in their graduate assistantships. Some students complete internships close to Lincoln while others travel to different parts of the country.



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Jamil Funnah in Italy

13 Jun 2022    By Dijon DeLaPorte

Funnah learns about studying through a unique course

When second-year graduate student Jamil Funnah was considering what to do this summer the idea of studying abroad was on his mind. Funnah was unable to make study abroad work with his schedule during his undergraduate career so he was hoping to complete an experience before he wrapped up his master's degree. After some research, Funnah discovered a course offered by Kent State University titled Planning and Implementing Study Abroad While Studying Abroad.



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09 Jun 2022    

Niehaus named UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement senior fellow

Elizabeth Niehaus, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Administration in the College of Education and Human Sciences, has been named a Senior Fellow of the University of California’s National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement.

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20 May 2022    By Dijon DeLaPorte

Dr. Brent Cejda retires from EDAD

1. When did you come to UNL and what did you teach/specialize in?

We moved to Lincoln in the summer of 2005. Initially I taught broad courses related to higher education administration such as Issues in Higher Education Administration. Then I was asked to switch to classes developed for the community college leadership certificate such as Teaching and Learning in the Community College. After I served as chair, I taught courses for our master’s degree programs—mainly Higher Education in America. I guess you would say that I was a generalist rather than a specialist.



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28 Feb 2022    

Stephanie Bondi named to Diversity Scholars Network

The National Center for Institutional Diversity at the University of Michigan has named Stephanie Bondi, associate professor of practice in the Department of Educational Administration a member of its Diversity Scholars Network.

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28 Jan 2022    

Online educational administration program ranked No. 10 nationally

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s online master’s program in educational administration has been ranked No. 10 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

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06 Dec 2021    

Crystal Garcia to sit on Dec. 7 Chronicle of Higher Education panel

Crystal Garcia, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Administration will be featured on a Dec. 7 Chronicle of Higher Education Panel titled, "The Big Universities Students Need Now."

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new EDAD doctoral students

29 Oct 2021    By Fabianne Gondim

New Doctoral Students in the ELHE Program Started this Semester

The Department of Educational Administration is proud to announce our newest group of doctoral students. The students listed below are pursuing either a doctor of education (Ed.D.) or a doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in the Educational Studies - Educational Leadership and Higher Education (ELHE) program. Below is the full list of students.



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