Students Making A Difference Through Research & Practice

Graduate Student Awarded NSF Fellowship
Human Development and Family Sciences doctoral student Camila Polanco is working to address social and cultural inequities in education. She is exploring ways that teachers can support Black and Latina girls in STEM.

Undergraduate Work-Study Program on a Roll
Human Services major Rachel Antwi worked with assistant professor Bryan VanGronigen to gather data for a project focused on the capacity of state education departments to improve underperforming schools.

Teaching Anti-Racism
Doctoral student Diane Codding is taking the knowledge and experience she gained as a teacher and applying those lessons to her research into racial literacy, particularly how white teachers learn to talk about race in the classroom.
LATEST COLLEGE NEWS
Spencer Foundation Awards
Three faculty members in the College of Education and Human Development have received research grants from the Spencer Foundation. The Small Research Grants program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education.
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Delaware First: Shaping the Next Generation of Educators
The Teachers of Tomorow Program, supported by UD alumni Bob and Terri Smith, removes barriers to pursuing an education degree by providing high school students with tools, resources and opportunities to learn about the teaching field.
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Excellence in Delaware Public Service
Recipients of the Ratledge Family Award for Delaware Public Service were recently recognized, including 2020 recipient Allison Karpyn, associate professor in CEHD's Department of Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS).
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Steele Symposium Celebrates Student Research
On April 29, the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) hosted the annual Marion H. Steele Symposium to share and celebrate the innovative research of its undergraduate and graduate students in education, human development and related disciplines.
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About Our College
The College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) at the University of Delaware offers programs that integrate classwork with extensive field experience, to prepare our students to address the most pressing social and educational issues of our time. Over 100 faculty members guide our 1,400 undergraduate and graduate students to become educators, researchers, advocates and leaders in their fields, locally and around the globe.