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Ph.D. in Education

The Ph.D. in Education program produces leaders who can address the nation’s most pressing educational challenges. Each of the specializations is designed to match your professional interests and meet the needs of your organization. In fact, it requires educators to come to the program with defined learning goals and challenges them to design their own program of study. The program combines collaborative online study with self-paced, faculty-guided research modules and face-to-face residencies.

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Walden offers frequent start dates so that you can begin when it’s convenient for you. Next Start Date: September 2. Admission policies vary by program. Call 1-866-492-5336 or apply now.

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<p style="color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #81603e" face=Verdana color=#ffffff>Dr. C. Kim Winkelman <BR>Ph.D. in Education Graduate<BR>President, Comanche Nation College<BR></FONT>
<P><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #81603e" face=Verdana color=#ffffff>“I was already thinking about teaching in Indian country [when I started Walden’s Ph.D. program]. I’d had a good life, a good education, and many opportunities. I wanted to give back to my people and especially help Indian youth. I wanted to teach them how to be Indians in the 21st century.”</FONT></P>
<P><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #81603e" face=Verdana color=#ffffff>Read how Dr. Winkelman is <A href="http://alumnimag.waldenu.edu/22220_22240.htm" target=new>Changing the Lives of His People</A></FONT></P></p>
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<div style="padding:5px;padding-bottom:30px;text-align:left;">Are you a GEAR UP educator? You may be eligible for a $2,500 scholarship* toward a graduate degree offered by The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership at Walden University. Learn more at <A href="http://www.WaldenU.edu/gearup" target=new>www.WaldenU.edu/gearup</A> or call 1-866-492-5336. Applications are due October 31, 2008.
<P class=footnote>*Scholarships are contingent on admittance to one of these programs.<BR></P></div>
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<div style="padding:5px;padding-bottom:30px;text-align:left;">Knowledge is most worthy when put to use for the greater good. 
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<div style="padding:5px;padding-bottom:30px;text-align:left;">You may qualify for <strong>$4,000 in need-based aid.</strong> Available on a first-come, first-served basis, as long as funds are available.
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Ph.D. in Education

Packet of Information (pdf)

Dr. C. Kim Winkelman
Ph.D. in Education Graduate
President, Comanche Nation College

“I was already thinking about teaching in Indian country [when I started Walden’s Ph.D. program]. I’d had a good life, a good education, and many opportunities. I wanted to give back to my people and especially help Indian youth. I wanted to teach them how to be Indians in the 21st century.”

Read how Dr. Winkelman is Changing the Lives of His People

$2,500 GEAR UP Scholarships

Are you a GEAR UP educator? You may be eligible for a $2,500 scholarship* toward a graduate degree offered by The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership at Walden University. Learn more at www.WaldenU.edu/gearup or call 1-866-492-5336. Applications are due October 31, 2008.

*Scholarships are contingent on admittance to one of these programs.

Commitment to Social Change Scholarship

Knowledge is most worthy when put to use for the greater good.

Master's: $2,500
Doctoral: $5,000 and $25,000

Apply by October 1.

More information

Doctoral Studies Scholarship

You may qualify for $4,000 in need-based aid. Available on a first-come, first-served basis, as long as funds are available.

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