EXHIBIT 31.1
Chief Executive Officer Certification
I, Paul O. Bower, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Education Realty Trust, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.
Dated this 28th day of March, 2008.
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| | /s/ Paul O. Bower | |
| | Paul O. Bower, Chief Executive Officer | |
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