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Improving Teacher Diversity
May 1, 2020Black and Latino boys reveal what they need in male teachers of color 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 populat …
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UD Professor Bahira Trask discusses the impact of the global pandemic on work-family life
April 30, 2020American 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 parents trying to keep the homestead running and the ki …
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CEHD Faculty And Staff Honored In National Histroic Recognition Project
April 24, 2020UD’s National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities has announced that Steven M. Eidelman, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Human Development and Family Science, and Nancy Weiss, director, have been selected for recognition in The National Hi …
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Breaking Down Stigma
April 2, 2020HDFS Professor Valerie Earnshaw honored for HIV stigma research Stigma creates barriers that stifle the health and well-being of marginalized communities. Social stigma toward people struggling with substance use disorders (SUDs) has hindered the respo …
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UD Global Women
March 9, 2020International Women’s Day is Sunday, March 8 On International Women’s Day, Sunday, March 8, individuals and organizations across the globe honor the achievements of women and renew their commitment to gender equality. For the occasion, we celebrate som …
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Social Robots Teach Cyber Safety
February 11, 2020UD-developed teaching tools help children become safe digital citizens Fifth graders from The College School on the University of Delaware’s Newark campus recently learned important lessons about safeguarding information online from an unusual teacher …
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Research Colloquium: Family Meals are a Window into Family Life
February 6, 2020Thursday, March 12th 3:00 p.m. 220 Alison Hall Reception with refreshments following the seminar Family meals are a context where family processes are enacted; an activity in which family members can connect, problem-solve, share experiences, and co-co …
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Community Photo Challenge
January 27, 2020With cameras and social media, local high school students use photography to share stories about their communities If a picture speaks a thousand words, what picture would you choose to represent your community? That was the question posed to high scho …
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Defending Equal Access to Food
December 20, 2019UD professor researches food insecurity in American communities As head of the U.S. Food Administration, Herbert Hoover created the “Clean Plate” campaign during World War I to encourage Americans to conserve resources by using less, reducing waste and …
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20 Years of Study Abroad
November 20, 2019HDFS Professor Norma Gaines-Hanks wins Faculty Director of the Year Award As the University of Delaware celebrates Global Month in November, the Institute for Global Studies is celebrating the accomplishments of one of our own. Norma Gaines-Hanks, asso …
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