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The traditional college experience is often portrayed as a straight path — four years, one program, one campus — all leading to new adventures away from home. But for University of Delaware senior Kaitlyn Hand, success took a different route. It began in an associate program in her Southern Delaware …

Rena A. Hallam, a professor of human development and family sciences, has been named the new dean of the University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development, Interim Provost Bill Farquhar announced today. Her appointment is effective immediately. A UD alumna, Hallam has served as interim dean since August 2024. …

Read the latest on CEHD faculty, staff and programs featured in news publications. May 2026   Jaime Bailey Members in Delaware’s 2026 Most Influential & Inspiring in education, Delaware Online, May 17 Gary T. Henry Caesar Rodney board votes to increase teachers’ pay following referendum, Spotlight Delaware, May 15 Dominique …

Stephanie Del Tufo, assistant professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s (CEHD) School of Education, the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and the Graduate College, has been elected to the Association for Psychological Sciences’ (APS) Board of Directors. APS is one of …

Graduation week at UD consists of a number of ceremonies. Graduates are welcome (and encouraged) to participate in their individual ceremonies as well as UD Commencement. Separate tickets are required for each event for both degree candidates and guests. Convocation is a personalized ceremony for our College. Unlike UD’s Commencement …

School leadership was not something James Wheatley, assistant principal at Sussex Central High School and University of Delaware alumnus, planned to pursue. But as he moved through his teaching career as a math specialist in Indian River School District, he wanted to do more to help his students and fellow …

On April 24, the University of Delaware 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. Since 1985, hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students have …

Postsecondary outcomes data—such as college enrollment and persistence—provide critical insights that help schools better prepare students for success beyond high school. With a new $100,000 Action Fund grant from Quality Information Partners (QIP), University of Delaware’s Center for Research in Education and Social Policy (CRESP) will expand Delaware’s Postsecondary Outcomes …

As educators and pediatricians have often emphasized, outdoor learning and nature-based education benefits children across all areas of their development. These learning experiences promote health and wellness, foster scientific inquiry, strengthen community ties and so much more. University of Delaware alumna Latiaynna King and Pamia Coleman, the co-founders of the …

Join University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) for a colloquium with Gigliana Melzi, professor of applied psychology and affiliated faculty of Latinx Studies and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University, from 1:50 to 2:50 p.m. on May 6, 2026 in …