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Registration for the University of Delaware’s Winter Session will open on Monday, October 21, and there are plenty of required or elective courses from which students can choose. In addition to courses in weighty topics like organic chemistry and monetary policy, Winter Session offers some fresh and fun takes on serious scholarship. For …

Now in its third year, the President’s Student Advisory Council has begun meeting with President Dennis Assanis and other administrators to offer their views and recommendations on a variety of topics that are important to the student experience at University of Delaware. The council is composed of 14 undergraduates and four graduate …

Cynthia Paris, professor emeritus of human development and family sciences and former director of the University of Delaware Lab School in the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), passed away Sept. 27, 2024. She was 74. Cynthia Paris A Delaware alumna, Dr. Paris played a key role in the University’s Lab School, …

When Michael Vaughan, vice provost for equity at the University of Delaware, introduced the program for the Graduate College’s sixth Spark! Symposium and its theme, “Connecting Our Research to Our Community,” he emphasized that research connected to community needs is a gift. He said once that gift is made, we must “fortify …

Many people think about LGBTQ+ identity disclosure—or the act of coming out—as a singular event that happens during one conversation or social interaction. But, in a new review of studies, University of Delaware doctoral student Mohammad Mousavi, Associate Professor Valerie Earnshaw, Assistant Professor Eric Layland and Norman Chong of the …

Kathleen A. Holllowell, a lifelong educator and founding director of the University of Delaware’s Mathematics and Science Education Resource Center (MSERC), passed away on Oct. 20, 2024. She was 77. Kathleen Hollowell In 1988, Dr. Hollowell was hired at UD as a prepatory math specialist, with a dual appointment as …

The University of Delaware’s Office of the Provost, in partnership with the Faculty Senate, held the second annual Faculty Senate Awards Ceremony recognizing faculty in teaching, advising and mentoring, scholarship and creative activities, service and community engagement teaching, advising and mentoring, scholarship and community engagement. “Recognition of these achievements spotlights …

This fall, the University of Delaware’s Lab School celebrates 90 years of pioneering excellence in early childhood education, research and innovation. Housed on the College of Education and Human Development’s (CEHD) Children’s Campus, the Lab School has not only shaped the next generation of educators but set the standard for practices like mindfulness and …

Thursday, November 14, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.   General information for all participants; panel of current students 7:30 to 8:00 p.m.   Breakout sessions by academic program Graduates of our master’s and doctoral programs emerge with the knowledge and skills to advance their careers in education and …

In honor of National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11, University of Delaware researchers are shedding light on the complex decision-making process LGBTQ+ youth experience when coming out. UD doctoral student Mohammad Mousavi, Associate Professor Valerie Earnshaw, Assistant Professor Eric Layland and co-author Norman Chong of the University of Malaya recently completed an extensive review …