We are delighted to welcome Xi Chen, a visiting PhD student spending a year with CPED to deepen her research on the Education Doctorate.

Her Path

Xi's academic path spans languages, history, and education. She earned her bachelor's degree in Portuguese from Nankai University in Tianjin, then completed a master's in the history of education at Beijing Normal University, where her research focused on the history of higher education in the United States. Her doctoral research now centers on the history of the EdD, which is what brings her to CPED.

CPED is delighted to welcome our newest member institutions. Selected through a rigorous application and peer-review process conducted by an elected committee of representatives from current CPED member institutions, these programs have demonstrated a strong commitment to advancing the quality and impact of the EdD. We are excited to learn with and from these new members as they contribute their expertise, perspectives, and innovation to the CPED community.

Join Us in Welcoming:

• Antioch University
• Baker College
• Ball State University
• Chestnut Hill College
• Clark University
• Gordon College
• Jacksonville State University
• Jewish Theological Seminary
• Marywood University
• Merrimack College
• North Greenville University
• Northeastern State University
• Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
• Sul Ross State University
• University of California – Los Angeles
• University of Michigan - Dearborn
• University of New Mexico
• University of Texas at San Antonio

CPED is thrilled to welcome back the University of Connecticut, one of our founding member institutions, and Temple University! After time away from the Consortium, both institutions have renewed their commitment to the CPED community and returned eager to collaborate, contribute, and learn alongside fellow members. We are delighted to have them back and look forward to their continued participation. Look out for their faculty at our events!

New Release: Writing as Artistry from Myers Education Press

Myers Education Press is excited to announce the release of Writing as Artistry, a new title that explores writing as both a creative and scholarly practice.

This book offers valuable perspectives for EdD students and the faculty who support them, particularly those involved in Dissertation in Practice work. Writing as Artistry emphasizes the importance of developing voice, purpose, and rigor in practitioner scholarship, helping readers approach writing as a meaningful and reflective process.

Dr. Catherine McGeehan Featured in an interview with Online EdD Programs  

Dr. Catherine McGeehan, the Director of the Online EdD program at Kutztown University, was recently featured in an interview with Online EdD Programs. The interview discusses the vision behind their EdD program in Transformational Teaching and Learning program at Kutztown. 

Celebrating Dr. Jenny Riggle: 2025 Dissertation in Practice (DiP) Award Recipient

The Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) is proud to announce Dr. Jenny Riggle of Sacred Heart University as the recipient of the 2025 Dissertation in Practice (DiP) Award. This prestigious honor recognizes Dr. Riggle’s groundbreaking work on advancing student and teacher engagement through continuous improvement in rural districts.

About the Award-Winning Dissertation

Dr. Riggle’s dissertation, chaired by Dr. Vitoria A. Osbourne-Leute, explored how improvement science can reimagine engagement in one rural school district. Her work did not stop there—what began as a single-district effort has since expanded to 18 rural school districts, demonstrating its adaptability, sustainability, and wide-reaching impact.

Program of the Year

The Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) is pleased to announce Radford University’s Doctor of Education (EdD) Program as the recipient of the 2025 CPED Program of the Year Award!

Recognizing Excellence in EdD Program Design

Each year, CPED honors a member institution whose EdD program exemplifies innovation, impact, and alignment with CPED’s guiding principles. The Program of the Year Award is one of CPED’s highest distinctions, recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of professional practice doctorate education.

Honoring the 2025 David G. Imig Distinguished Service Award Recipients

The Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 David G. Imig Distinguished Service Award: Dr. Kofi Lomotey of Western Carolina University and Dr. Noelle Paufler of Clemson University.

The CPED David G. Imig Distinguished Service award is presented in recognition of an individual who has demonstrated important contributions to the Vision, Mission, and Values of CPED and the reclaiming of the EdD as the highest quality professional practice doctorate in education.  Both honorees exemplify the spirit of Dr. David G. Imig’s legacy through their leadership within CPED, teaching and advising in their EdD programs, and advancing understanding of the EdD through their scholarship. 

August 2025 Issue of Impacting Education

The August 2025 issue of Impacting Education (Vol. 10 No. 3), guest edited by Vachel Miller and Star Brown, explores the evolving landscape of EdD scholarship. This themed issue—The Present and Future of EdD Alternative Dissertations—highlights how programs are moving beyond the traditional five-chapter model to embrace innovative forms of scholarly work that bridge research and practice.

Dr. Lee S. Shulman, President Emeritus of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, was a pioneer in education whose transformative ideas reshaped the landscape of doctoral education. As the visionary behind the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED), Shulman’s leadership, insight, and boundless generosity of spirit have left an indelible mark on generations of scholars and practitioners.

During his tenure as president of the Carnegie Foundation, Shulman spearheaded two groundbreaking initiatives that paved the way for his call to reclaim education’s doctorates. The first, the Preparation for the Professions Program, delved into how various professions approached teaching and learning in professional preparation. The second, the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate (CID), examined doctoral education across six disciplines. At the intersection of these initiatives lay the field of education, grappling with the dual challenge of preparing researchers through the PhD and equipping practitioners through the EdD.

CPED is thrilled to announce  Texas A&M University’s Online EdD Program in Curriculum and Instructionhas been selected as the 2024 Program of the Year! This prestigious award recognizes member programs that embody the CPED Framework and serve as exemplars of innovation, distinction, and meaningful impact in the EdD community. 

Join us in congratulating our colleagues at Texas A&M University for this incredible achievement! 

Celebrating the 2024 David G. Imig Distinguished Service  Award Winners: Dr. Matthew Militello and Dr. Margaret “Terry” Orr

We are thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2024 Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) Imig Award! This prestigious award recognizes educational faculty at CPED member institutions who have made outstanding contributions to advancing the mission of CPED, particularly in preparing scholarly-practitioners to use research and collaboration to improve educational outcomes. The David G. Imig Distinguished Service Award is presented in recognition of an individual who has demonstrated important contributions to the Vision and Mission of CPED while reclaiming the EdD as the highest quality professional practice doctorate in education.

This year’s honorees, Dr. Matthew Militello, East Carolina University, and Dr. Margaret “Terry” Orr, Fordham University, exemplify this mission through their commitment to leadership within the CPED network, their work in EdD program design, their teaching and advising aligned with the CPED Framework, and their scholarship that enhances the understanding and implementation of the CPED Framework.