Education Realty Trust to Host Fourth Quarter 2007 Earnings Conference Call

Business Wire, Jan 29, 2008

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- 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 fourth quarter of 2007 after the market closes on Tuesday, February 26, 2008.

The company will host a conference call for investors and other interested parties beginning at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, February 27, 2008. The call will be hosted by Paul O. Bower, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, 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 800-240-4186, and participants from outside the U.S. may dial 303-262-2138. The passcode for this call is 11107337. Participants may also access the call via the company's investor relations Web site at www.educationrealty.com.

The replay of the call will be available at approximately 10:30 a.m. ET on February 27, through midnight March 5, 2008. To access the replay, the domestic dial-in number is 800-405-2236, the international dial-in number is 303-590-3000, and the passcode is 11107337.

Investors and other interested parties can listen to the presentation via live webcast from the Company's Web site www.educationrealty.com under the "Presentations" page. 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 U.S. Led by a team with more than 200 years of shared industry experience, EDR is one of America's largest owners and operators of collegiate student housing. Its portfolio includes 40,756 beds at 67 communities in 21 states. For more information please visit the company's Web site at www.educationrealty.com.