Education Realty Trust to Host Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call

MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 10, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Education Realty Trust, Inc.
(NYSE:EDR), a leader in the ownership, management and development of student
housing, today announced that the Company will release financial results for the
second quarter of 2009 after the market closes on Monday, July 20, 2009.

The Company will host a conference call for investors and other interested
parties beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 21, 2009. The call
will be hosted by Paul O. Bower, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
President, and Randall H. Brown, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer.

The conference call will be accessible by telephone and the Internet. To access
the call, participants from within the U.S. may dial (877) 941-4774, and
participants from outside the U.S. may dial (480) 629-9760. The passcode for
this call is 4112094. Participants may also access the call via live webcast by
visiting the Company's investor relations Web site at www.educationrealty.com.

The replay of the call will be available at approximately 12:00 noon Eastern
Time on July 21, 2009 through midnight Eastern Time on July 28, 2009. To access
the replay, the domestic dial-in number is (800) 406-7325, the international
dial-in number is (303) 590-3030, and the passcode is 4112094. The archive of
the webcast will be available on the Company's Web site for a limited time.

About Education Realty Trust

Education Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EDR) is a self-administered, self-managed
real estate investment trust that owns, develops and manages high-quality
student housing communities throughout the United States. Led by a team with
over 200 years of shared industry experience, EDR is one of America's largest
owners and operators of collegiate student housing. The Company has ownership
and management interests in 63 properties with 37,152 beds in a total of 21
states. For more information please visit the company's Web site at
www.educationrealty.com.

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CONTACT: ICR, LLC
Brad Cohen
203-682-8211
bcohen@icrinc.com