Human Development and Family Sciences

  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Celebrating UD’s newest doctors

    May 28, 2025

    Doctoral Hooding Ceremony recognizes study, sacrifice and perseverance 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. Visi …

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  • Leaders in Student Government

    May 13, 2025

    Two Human Development and Family Sciences students represent their peers in UD’s undergraduate and graduate student government associations Next academic year, Amy Gordon and Stephanie Kuntz, two outstanding students in the College of Education and Hum …

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  • President’s Student Advisory Council

    November 4, 2024

    Panel to provide perspective and recommendations on UD topics 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 recommendat …

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  • Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth

    November 4, 2024

    Assistant Professor Eric Layland and doctoral student Mohammad Mousavi share new research and strategies for supporting the coming out process October 11, 2024 In honor of National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11, University of Delaware researchers are shedd …

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  • Winter Session 2025 Registration

    November 4, 2024

    Students are encouraged to get ahead, catch up or take a unique course October 30, 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 studen …

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  • Research Spotlight: Mousavi, Earnshaw and Layland

    November 4, 2024

    CEHD research team publishes new review of studies on the developmental process of coming out for LGBTQ+ youth October 30, 2024 Many people think about LGBTQ+ identity disclosure—or the act of coming out—as a singular event that happens during one conv …

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  • Tackling Community Challenges

    November 4, 2024

    Graduate College Spark! Symposium highlights the power of community-connected research 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! Symposiu …

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