Students & Alumni News

Jasmin Bioteau attended her first University of Delaware classes virtually from home. Since then, Bioteau has built houses in Georgetown, Delaware, tutored elementary school students in reading in Baltimore, and helped farmers and restored rainforest in Puerto Rico. Bioteau, a senior honors chemistry and Spanish double major from Glenside, Pennsylvania, …

On May 22, 2025, the University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) celebrated 518 degree candidates in the fields of education and human development at its Convocation ceremony at UD’s Field House. The ceremony recognized the participants of the Career and Life Studies Certificate (CLSC) program as …

Alexis Omar’s father, aunt and grandfather all earned University of Delaware degrees, so Blue Hen pride was instilled in her at a young age and reinforced throughout her youth. Visits to relatives in the First State from her home in Allentown, Pennsylvania, often prompted her dad to make a pit …

Isabella Haigney and Grace Mahony are the 2025 recipients of the Emalea Pusey Warner and Alexander J. Taylor Sr. Awards for Outstanding Seniors. The awards are presented by the University of Delaware Alumni Association (UDAA) each year to recognize seniors who demonstrate leadership, academic success and community service. Recipients must …

In May, University of Delaware’s Department of Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS) and School of Education (SOE), housed in the College of Education and Human Development, recognized undergraduate and graduate students for their academic excellence, research, leadership and outstanding potential as professionals in the fields of education and human …

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 …

I Heart UD Giving Day May 14, 2025   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. Join the College of Education & Human Development (CEHD) community in supporting ASPIRE …

University of Delaware’s Sydney Shaffer, a junior in the College of Education and Human Development’s elementary and middle school teacher education program, was named by Softball America as the ninth best utility player in the country entering May. Shaffer is in the midst of a historic season for the Blue …

Next academic year, Amy Gordon and Stephanie Kuntz, two outstanding students in the College of Education and Human Development’s (CEHD) Department of Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS), will serve as elected representatives in the University of Delaware’s student government associations. Gordon, a junior in the human services program, will …

Ed Yu was no stranger to applause. As a theater kid, he’d taken bows and heard audiences clapping, but he wasn’t prepared for the experience of auditioning for the YChromes, the University of Delaware’s all-male a cappella group. “When I walked into the room, all the guys just roared with …