Announcing the 2022 David G. Imig Distinguished Service Award Winner!

CPED received several nominations of faculty members who have demonstrated important contributions to the Vision and Mission of CPED and/or the reclaiming of the EdD as the highest quality professional practice doctorate in education. Our Review Committee spent a great deal of time thoughtfully considering the merits of each application and had to make some tough decisions. As a result, this year we have three outstanding winners. Please see their names and distinctions below and join us in celebrating their noteworthy efforts! We will be awarding these winners at the upcoming CPED Convening Reception, October 13^th, 6pm.

Dr. Nancy Fichtman Dana, University of Florida

Announcing the 2022 CPED Program of the Year Winners!

SAVE the DATE:
#CPED22 Convening in Pittsburgh!

October 12 - 14, 2022

Mark your calendars — CPED is returning to in-person convenings this year! CPED is excited to share that the #CPED22 Convening will be hosted by the University of Pittsburgh School of Education in CPED's home city, Pittsburgh at the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown from October 12-14, 2022.

February 2022 marks CPED's 15th anniversary!
Please read this letter from CPED Executive Director Dr. Jill A. Perry

Impacting Education Announces Editorial Board for 2022-2025

CPED's academic journal Impacting Education: Journal on Transforming the Professional Practice is excited to announce its editorial board for 2022-2025. The editorial board includes a diverse group of 15 EdD faculty and graduates from CPED member institutions who each bring a unique set of skills, experiences, and research interests to Impacting Education.

CPED Welcomes Two New Board Members

Please join us in welcoming Drs. Kofi Lomotey and William Crawley to the CPED Board of Directors! We're excited to have them on our Board and looking forward to their leadership. 

Dr. Kofi Lomotey

Revitalization of CPED CIG Groups

CPED Improvement Groups (CIGs) consist of groups of members who share a common interest in specific topics, contexts, or components of EdD program design and who want to learn about and develop strategies for improving best practices. Such learning and improvement will support the CPED mission “to strengthen, improve, support and promote the CPED framework through continued collaboration and investigation.”

Meet Emma Abruzzo!
CPED Graduate Assistant

“Educators hold the most consequential and admirable role in any community."

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Contact:

Meet Carolyn Carlins!
CPED Operations Manager

"There is no better feeling than seeing the difference you make."

CPED Program of the Year Award Winner Insights
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa - 2017

CPED’s Program of the Year Award (POY) is presented to distinctive and innovative programs. Explain how your program meets these qualities and the role each member in your team played in developing a program of this caliber.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa was honored to receive the CPED Program of the Year Award in 2017. We are privileged to join amazing sister programs across the country in this distinction. Our program met the required qualities by focusing on our key principles and components of our EdD program with a focus on preparing professionals as educational leaders.

First Upload of #CPED20 Convening Resources Available Now

We're excited to announce that the first set of #CPED20 Convening video recordings and learning exchange resources are ready for CPED members to view. Included are the Wednesday, October 14th keynote presentations, several learning exchange sessions, and the 2020 award presentations.

The remaining resources and video recordings are currently being processed and uploaded to our Resource Center. Due to the large quantity of media, resources will be released weekly throughout November.

CPED Announces 2020 Award Winners

CPED is excited to announce our 2020 award winners! These recognize the accomplishments of CPED-influenced member programs, students, and faculty.

Announcing New Impacting Education Special Issue Series:
100 Years of the EdD

The Impacting Education (IE) journal is an open access, international blind peer-reviewed journal where academics and practitioners can publish scholarly articles that meaningfully contribute to the improved preparation of PK-20 educational leaders through the examination of the development, redesign, and improvement of professional preparation programs as well as their outcomes.

This year marks 100 years since the founding of the first EdD program. To highlight and celebrate this milestone and the progress made toward making the EdD a degree that prepares scholarly practitioners for their work in the field, IE is running a special series of three themed journal issues. Each issue will be led by guest editors with content-expertise and will be published in the spring of 2021.