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From the Struggle to the Summit
May 28, 2021Read moreAchieving a doctorate in any discipline requires the most rigorous scholarship and the steepest of academic climbs. And that’s in the best of times. To reach that goal during a global pandemic, with the grief, loss and struggle we all understand in much more vivid ways now, is something akin …
CEHD Graduate Student Awarded NSF Fellowship
May 24, 2021Read moreFourteen University of Delaware undergraduate and graduate students and alumni have been awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. An additional three current students and six alumni received honorable mentions. The highly competitive fellowship, the oldest of its kind in the nation, is among the most prestigious awards for graduate …
I Heart UD Giving Day 2021
May 3, 2021Read moreI Heart UD Giving Day May 5, 2021 I Heart UD Giving Day is an opportunity for the UD community to collectively support faculty, staff and student-led causes, programs and initiatives that matter most to them. With 100+ projects representing a range of academic, athletic and student life areas, I …
Learning and Assessment
April 20, 2021Read moreAs the end of the 2020-21 school year approaches, the debate about educational assessments is gaining renewed momentum. While educators and policymakers may hold differing views about how to proceed with testing, they all recognize that equity lies at the heart of this issue. Some argue that educational assessments provide …
Window Science
April 14, 2021Read moreWhen children are learning, things can sometimes get a little messy. Like on a sunny spring morning in the preschool classrooms at the Early Learning Center, located on the University of Delaware’s Children’s Campus, when groups of children aged four and five gathered around metal bowls to practice mixing recipes, a …
UD’s Undergraduate Work-Study Program on a Roll
April 1, 2021Read moreYou might expect to find a 2-year-old undergraduate work-study program under layers of rubble these days, what with all the restrictions because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. But despite the unprecedented upheaval and what must have often seemed like a game of 52-card pickup, students in the University of Delaware’s …
CEHD Ranked Best Graduate School for Education
March 30, 2021Read moreThe education graduate programs within University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) have been recognized by US News and World Report as among the best in the nation. This year, CEHD ranked at 28 out of 277 colleges and universities, significantly jumping ahead from last year’s ranking of 47. US News and …
Humanizing Research
March 23, 2021Read moreIt’s more important than ever for scientists to clearly yet casually communicate their research to the general public, suggests Valerie Earnshaw, associate professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Delaware. Which is why she and her team of research assistants in the Stigma and …
Calm During Crisis
March 12, 2021Read moreThe beginning of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presented significant challenges for educators and families as communities across the country adjusted to school closures and transitioned to online learning environments. As the primary educational leaders of their schools, principals were often responsible for leading communities through the crisis. How did principals …
Teaching Anti-Racism
March 4, 2021Read moreWhen Black Lives Matter protests erupted in the spring of 2020 in hundreds of cities across the world, University of Delaware doctoral student Diane Codding watched the events unfold while preparing her dissertation proposal on anti-racism and white fragility in educational settings. “Calls for anti-racism have been coming in waves for years …