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  • UD Helps with Early Care and Education Programs

    August 14, 2020

    Delaware Stars provides essential supplies and educational assistance Imagine teaching 3-year-olds to practice social distancing. Not an easy task, but one of many requirements that early care and education programs must implement to stay open during t …

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  • New Major, New Opportunities

    June 8, 2020

    One of UD’s newest degree programs prepares students for a career in human resources Kajal Zala started thinking about a career in human resources when she was still in high school in Georgetown, Delaware, and working for a healthcare clinic that emplo …

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  • From left to right are student Anij’ya Wilson, program manager Imani Powell, program coordinator Deandra Taylor, student Cooper Middleton, student Michael Sensenig and senior assistant dean Kristine Ritz.

    Teachers of Tomorrow

    April 9, 2020

    UD’s teacher pipeline program prepares high school students for careers in education Each year, the University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) graduates approximately 200 teachers who will go on to fulfilling careers in …

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  • Learning in Germany

    February 24, 2020

    UD students learn about social impact startups in Berlin and Munich As the University of Delaware celebrates another successful year of its pioneering study abroad program, 16 students from the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences(HDFS) …

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    Escalation Screening and Discussion

    January 15, 2020

    A powerful, film based workshop followed by a discussion on healthy and unhealthy relationships and signs of relationship abuse. March 9, 2020 6:30 p.m. Pizza Dinner 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Workshop STAR Campus Audion RSVP to syarr@udel.edu   Click here …

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  • Teacher of the Year

    November 20, 2019

    College of Education alum Rebecca Vitelli explains how UD prepared her to be Delaware’s top teacher University of Delaware alumna Rebecca Vitelli has been named Delaware’s 2020 State Teacher of the Year. At age 26, she is one of the youngest nominees t …

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  • From Dreamer to Leader

    November 5, 2019

    UD junior Saray Lopez on the challenges of being first-generation college student Leaving home to attend the University of Delaware wasn’t easy for Saray Lopez, a first-generation college student and human relations administration major in the College …

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  • HRA Conference Award

    HRA Conference Award

    October 22, 2019

    Human Development and Family Sciences will sponsor a limited number of students interested in attending the Delaware Society for Human Resources Management annual conference in Dover, DE on November 4 and 5.  Interested students can submit an applicati …

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  • Joshua Wilson (left), assistant professor in the University of Delaware’s School of Education, with undergraduate research assistants Mckenna Winnie (center) and Ally Raiche

    From Students to Scholars

    March 27, 2019

    Undergraduate research enhances UD experience As an assistant professor in the University of Delaware’s School of Education (SOE), Joshua Wilson frequently employs undergraduate assistants to provide support for grant-funded research projects. For some …

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  • Rebekah Schrier

    UD student spent senior year helping kids in juvenile courts

    February 7, 2019

    On the first day of her 400-hour internship with the School Offense Diversion Program (SoDP) at the Delaware Center for Justice, University of Delaware senior Rebekah Schrier got a cup of coffee with her site supervisor, Cindy McDaniel, before setting …

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