UD Helping Delaware Families
June 10, 2020
Kaylah Dessausure likes to say that it takes a village to raise a child, and for herself and two young boys, ages three years and two months, that village has been New Directions Early Head Start (NDEHS) at the University of Delaware. Housed in UD’s College of Education and Human …
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Statement on Recent Events
June 5, 2020
To the College of Education and Human Development community, I know that all of you are aware of the extreme pain and frustration that many of our black colleagues, students, friends and their allies are feeling in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, which follows a long list of tragedies …
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New Major, New Opportunities
June 5, 2020
Kajal Zala started thinking about a career in human resources when she was still in high school in Georgetown, Delaware, and working for a healthcare clinic that employed about 130 people. “I volunteered a couple hours a week with the human resources director, helping with the credentialing process to make …
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Sarah Curtiss on Inclusive Education Project Podcast
May 27, 2020
It may not be an easy subject to discuss, but it’s a necessary one in order to protect one of our most vulnerable assets. Reducing the risk of sexual violence for those on the autistic spectrum or those with developmental disabilities is not spoken of enough, but sexual abuse is …
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Ratledge Family Award
May 13, 2020
The Ratledge Family Award for Delaware Public Service has been presented to Allison Ouellette-Karpyn for her contributions to the well-being of the people of the state of Delaware. Karpyn is interim director of the Center for Research in Education and Social Policy (CRESP) and associate professor of Human Development and …
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Louis L. Redding Diversity Awards
May 7, 2020
Oyenike Olabisi, assistant professor in the University of Delaware Department of Biological Sciences, and Melissa Lewis, a UD undergraduate student, were each honored with the 2020 Louis L. Redding Diversity Award for their exceptional commitment to diversity and inclusion on campus. The awards were presented by UD President Dennis Assanis, …
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Improving Teacher Diversity
May 1, 2020
There’s a critical shortage of male teachers of color in the United States. Black and Latino men make up less than five percent of the teaching workforce, even as the student population in school districts across the country are growing more racially and ethnically diverse. They are underrepresented in teacher …
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UD Lab School Shifts to Virtual Learning
May 1, 2020
Young children thrive off routine. The daily rhythms of group time and singalongs may seem like child’s play, but activities like these, conducted in classrooms with trusted friends and teachers, are essential to their intellectual and social development. So when the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic caused governments to close schools and …
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COVID-19 and American Families
April 30, 2020
UD Prof. Bahira Trask discusses the impact of the global pandemic on work-family life April 30, 2020 American families have been here before — but not since Colonial times. Suddenly, the lifestyles of centuries past have returned: Our homes now serve as both school and workplace, with one or both …
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Talent Matters for School Turnaround Plans
April 24, 2020
New research, led by the University of Delaware, has demonstrated that the key to implementing successful reform in low-performing schools is hiring and retaining effective principals and teachers. These findings, reported in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis (EEPA), also note that teacher turnover as well as student mobility and chronic absenteeism …
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CEHD Faculty and Staff Honored in National Historic Recognition Project
April 24, 2020
UD’s National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities has announced that Steven M. Eidelmanv, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Human Development and Family Science, and Nancy Weiss, director, have been selected for recognition in The National Historic Recognition Project: 2000-2020 for their significant contributions to nationally significant research, practice, public policy and advocacy initiatives that …
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Summer 2020 Courses
April 15, 2020
UD College of Education & Human Development Summer Courses This summer learn new skills, enhance your knowledge, and advance your career! UD’s College of Education and Human Development summer session offers fully online learning opportunities for early-career and experienced education professionals. Teachers, administrators and instructional aides in Delaware public and …
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