Human Development and Family Sciences

  • Building Connections and Community

    January 11, 2026

    Doctoral student supports youth with foster care experience, drawing on personal experience and strengths of UD’s program December 16, 2025 As a young person with experience in the foster care system, University of Delaware graduate student William Woe …

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  • Serving Students Who are Homeless

    January 11, 2026

    Associate Professor Ann M. Aviles shares guidance for supporting students experiencing homelessness December 18, 2025 During the 2022-23 school year, the state of Delaware identified more than 4,400 students who lack a fixed, regular and adequate night …

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  • Educators Rising

    January 11, 2026

    UD will host 2026 Delaware education conference for middle school, high school and college students January 9, 2026 The University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) will again host the Delaware Educators Rising education con …

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  • Graduate Programs Virtual Open House – January 2026

    November 6, 2025

    Learn How Our Graduate Programs Can Help You Advance Your Career!   Wednesday, January 28, 2026  |  6:00 to 7:30 p.m. EST 6:00 to 6:45 p.m.  General information for all participants; panel of current students 6:45 to 7:30 p.m.   Breakout sessions by ac …

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  • Winter is coming: Enroll now

    October 24, 2025

    Registration for Winter Session is open October 24, 2025 When Mackenzie Wilson decided to enroll in Winter Session last year, she had three goals: to get ahead, finish the final requirement for her minor in human services and lessen her future courselo …

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  • Creating Safe Spaces for LGBTQ+ Youth

    October 21, 2025

    Assistant Professors Eric Layland and Brittany Zakszeski share guidance for parents, teachers and school leaders October 10, 2025 During adolescence—a period defined by rapid physical, emotional and social development—LGBTQ+ youth often grapple with th …

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  • Graduate Programs Virtual Open House

    October 21, 2025

    Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. EST 6:00 to 6:45 p.m.  General information for all participants; panel of current students 6:45 to 7:30 p.m.  Breakout sessions by academic program   Graduates of our master’s and doctoral programs emerge wi …

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  • Research Spotlight: Eric Layland

    October 21, 2025

    Assistant Professor Eric Layland finds elevated mental health symptoms and underage substance use among Delaware LGBT+ youth October 10, 2025 National Coming Out Day continues to be a reminder that LGBTQ+ individuals make a brave decision to disclose t …

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  • Whitaker and Kunjapur named Gerard J. Mangone Young Scholars

    September 29, 2025

    Young, promising scholars recognized for their outstanding research September 18, 2025 From the tiniest microbes to the earliest years of human life, Aditya Kunjapur, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Anamarie Whitaker, …

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  • Graduate Programs Virtual Open House

    September 29, 2025

    Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. EST 6:00 to 6:45 p.m.  General information for all participants; panel of current students 6:45 to 7:30 p.m.  Breakout sessions by academic program   Graduates of our master’s and doctoral programs emerge w …

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