Improving access to mental health care
December 11, 2024
A new University of Delaware graduate degree program could help close the professional talent gap in clinical psychology and better support the growing need nationally for high-quality mental health care. Beginning with its first cohort in Fall 2025, UD’s master of science in clinical psychological science will enhance students’ understanding of psychological …
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UD Continues to produce influential leaders
December 10, 2024
The University of Delaware plays a key role in educating and shaping the next generation of leaders for the nation, according to a new ranking by TIME and Statista. UD is one of 125 institutions named in TIME’s Best Colleges for Future Leaders 2025. TIME developed the list of “elite schools” …
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Saving Rodney Reservoir
December 5, 2024
Sakhi Phang, a senior in the University of Delaware’s Landscape Architecture program, has spent the past two summers working with the residents of the West Side of Wilmington, Delaware, to develop their vision for a public park and community garden on the grounds of the defunct Rodney Reservoir. Local residents formed the …
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Free PBL workshop for UD faculty this winter
December 3, 2024
The Institute for Transforming University Education is offering a problem-based learning workshop this January. The workshop will bring visiting faculty from international universities and is available at no cost for UD affiliated instructors. Problem-based learning (PBL) connects disciplinary knowledge to real-world problems so that the motivation to solve a problem …
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Giving Tuesday 2024
December 3, 2024
On GivingTuesday, a global initiative dedicated to giving back, join the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) community in supporting CEHD Dean’s Diversity Scholarship in Education, Access: Ability Scholars, Aspire Program, Center for Research in Education & Social Policy, Lab School, New Directions Early Head Start: Bundle Up Baby, …
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Lifetime Achievements in Mathematics Education
November 18, 2024
James Hiebert, professor emeritus in the University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), didn’t set out to be a mathematics educator. But he was inspired to pursue mathematics by a college professor whose enthusiasm for the subject was contagious. After studying for hours for an especially difficult final exam, …
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CEHD Alum Named Superintendent of the Year
November 8, 2024
Cecil County Public Schools’ Superintendent, Jeffrey Lawson, EHD00, has been selected as the 2025 Maryland Superintendent of the Year. Bestowed by the state association of the AASA: The School Superintendents Association, this annual award recognizes excellence in educational leadership, communication, professionalism and community involvement. “It’s a privilege to serve the …
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Developing an Early Love of Reading
November 6, 2024
The first week of November this year marks National Children’s Book Week, the nation’s oldest and most celebrated literacy initiative. Reading with young children creates cherished memories and encourages the development of foundational literacy and language skills. In recognition of the week, University of Delaware experts in the College of Education and …
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Winter Session 2025 Registration
November 5, 2024
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 …
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President’s Student Advisory Council
November 4, 2024
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 …
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In Memoriam: Cynthia Paris
October 31, 2024
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, …
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Tackling Community Challenges
October 30, 2024
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 …
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