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When you think about getting a Ph.D., images of books piled high and long, solitary nights at the library or lab may come to mind. But at the University of Delaware, doctoral education is far from solitary. In fact, mentorship is a cornerstone of the student experience, helping students navigate …

At the University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), we don’t just prepare excellent teachers—we are excellent/world-class teachers. By modeling the high-quality instruction and dedication they teach their students, our faculty set the standard for what exceptional teaching looks like across all of our academic programs. In …

Domestic violence services faced unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, when stay-at-home orders increased isolation for survivors and disrupted the systems designed to support them. New research from the University of Delaware examined how domestic violence response networks, or coordinated community response (CCR) systems across 25 states and territories, adapted …

Sixteen University of Delaware undergraduate students have been selected as Community Engagement Summer Scholars and Fellows for 2026. “From improving middle school student literacy in Delaware to addressing human rights issues in South Africa, the spectrum of this year’s projects shows that community engagement is not limited by discipline,” said Leann Moore, …

As a child and adolescent development researcher with a social work background, University of Delaware Assistant Professor Jin Yao Kwan understands how true the familiar proverb “it takes a village to raise a child” is for parents. With Father’s Day around the corner, Kwan shares findings from his research and …

Read the latest on CEHD faculty, staff and programs featured in news publications. July 2026   Dominique J. Baker How the Stop WOKE Act Ruling Strengthened Academic Freedom, Inside Higher Ed, July 14 Can the Trump Administration Make College Cheaper?, NPR, July 1   June 2026   Roberta Micknick Golinkoff …

In partnership with the Delaware Association of School Administrators and the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE), the University of Delaware School Success Center (SSC) and Partnership for Public Education, housed within the College of Education and Human Development, will host the 24nd annual Policy and Practice Institute from 8 a.m. …

The University of Delaware Board of Trustees approved the promotions of 89 faculty members at its semiannual meeting on May 11. Recommended for named professorships were: Carolyn Voter, Brigid Hawk McVaugh ’74 and John B. McVaugh Jr. ’71 ’75M Term Professor of Environmental Engineering, in the Department of Civil and …

All trauma, all the time. For decades, research into queer life focused solely on discrimination, stress and stigma. Mainstream film and television (when they featured queer characters at all) explored the same. The entire LGBTQ experience flattened into a single hardship narrative. Queer identity became synonymous with struggle. So what …

Learning and connection. That’s what drew Juliet Samuel, now a high school chemistry teacher at Brandywine School District’s Mount Pleasant High School in Wilmington, to University of Delaware’s Teacher Residency program. Housed in the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) and funded by the Delaware Department of Education, the …