University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Education

The University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Education is a college at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Began in 1906 as the Department of Agricultural Education, changing its name to the Department of Education in 1932, and was organized as the School of Education starting in 1955. [1] The school was first accredited in 1962. The college offers both undergraduate and graduate programs.[2]

University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Education
TypePublic
Established1906
DeanCynthia Gerstl-Pepin
Location
Amherst
Websitehttp://www.umass.edu/education/

The college houses the journal Equity and Excellence in Education that addresses social justice issues in education.[3]

References
  1. "University of Massachusetts Amherst. College of Education – Special Collections and University Archives". Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. "UMass Amherst College of Education". UMass Amherst College of Education. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. "Equity & Excellence in Education: Official Journal of University of Massachusetts Amherst, College of Education". Taylor & Francis Online.

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