Walden University Announces Up to $5 Million in Scholarships for Educators

More than 200 scholarships with values up to the cost of full tuition provide
significant investment in education

MINNEAPOLIS, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Walden University's Richard W. Riley
College of Education and Leadership is offering more than 200 scholarships
with a total value of up to $5 million. Awards range from $1,000 to the cost
of full tuition, and the scholarships can be applied to a variety of Walden's
education degree programs.

The scholarships are supported by the Riley Education Fund, named in honor of
Richard W. Riley, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. A
leading advocate in advancing education as a national priority, Secretary
Riley and Walden share a commitment to preparing teachers for leadership roles
and providing them with the skills to make their classroom teaching better.

"Both Secretary Riley and Walden have shown their dedication to students and
educators throughout the years," said Victoria Reid, vice president of The
Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership. "These scholarships will
help educators to have greater access to education, enabling them to advance
their knowledge to increase their effectiveness in their classrooms and their
communities."

Walden's scholarships include the Riley Scholars, 100 full-tuition
scholarships for highly deserving teachers to help them earn their master's
degrees in education. The scholarships are part of a global commitment by
Laureate International Universities(LIU) to increase access to higher
education for people around the world that was announced at the Clinton Global
Initiative (CGI) Asia meeting in Hong Kong last December. Walden is the
flagship online university in the LIU network of accredited campus-based and
online universities world-wide.

As part of the Riley Education Fund, Walden is also proud to honor and
recognize state teacher of the year award recipients nationwide by offering
each of these outstanding educators a full tuition Teacher of the Year
scholarship. Additional scholarships include: Educator Excellence Awards,
providing 60 $1,000 scholarships; and Ann "Tunky" Riley Excellence in
Education Scholarships, dedicated to the memory of Secretary Riley's wife, a
teacher and passionate advocate for the quality of public education for all
children.

The leader in education programs for working professionals, Walden's Riley
College of Education and Leadership prepares educators as
scholar-practitioners who can inspire and impact their diverse learning
communities. Its offerings include bachelor's, master's, post-master's, and
doctoral degree programs, as well as individual graduate courses and a teacher
preparation program.

Walden's degree programs support the needs of educators at all levels, from
preschool through higher education, and at various stages of their profession,
including new and veteran classroom teachers, experienced faculty members and
administrators, and career-changers interested in teaching.

To learn more about these scholarship opportunities, including eligibility
requirements, please visit www.WaldenU.edu/scholarships.

About Walden University
Since 1970, Walden University has offered working professionals the
opportunity to earn advanced degrees through distance learning. Today, this
comprehensive, accredited online university offers master's and doctoral
degrees in education, psychology, management, public policy and
administration, and health and human services, as well as master's programs in
engineering and IT and bachelor's programs in business administration,
psychology, child development, computer information systems, interdisciplinary
studies, instructional design and technology, nursing, communication, and
criminal justice. For more information, visit www.WaldenU.edu.

Walden University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member
of the North Central Association, www.ncahlc.org.

SOURCE Walden University

Jerry Sweitzer of Walden University, +1-410-843-6576,
jerry.sweitzer@waldenu.edu