ESCALATION Screening and Discussion

A powerful film-based workshop followed by a discussion on healthy and unhealthy relationships and signs of relationship abuse. March 11, 2019 6:30 PM  – Pizza Dinner 7:00 -9:00 PM  – Workshop Register

UD student spent senior year helping kids in juvenile courts

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 …

Social Entrepreneurship Opportunities

OPEN HOUSE on February 14th – HORN ENTREPRENEURSHIP The CEHD Entrepreneurship Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship, along with the other certificate options from the other colleges, will be featured in an Open House for students on Thursday, 2/14 fro …

A Book Talk and Signing

Land-Grant Universities Need to Go Back to Their Roots Monday, February 25, 2019 10:00 AM – 12:OO PM, book signing to follow talk Mitchell Hall To register for this event please go to: bit.ly/2AG08Oc For this lecture, Dr. Stephen Gavazzi, Professor at …

Professional Development Series

Couples Surviving Breast Cancer Together and Facing Fear of Cancer Recurrence: A View from Everyday Life Friday, February 22, 2019 at 3:00 PM 220 Alison Hall For more information or to RSVP,  please contact Sarah Yarrusso at syarr@udel.edu or (302) 831 …

Teacher and Global Leader

Prof. Bahira Trask helps the United Nations and UD students understand family challenges Bahira Trask is a professor and chair of the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS), and the author and editor of five books and countless acad …

Poster submissions now open for the Global Graduate Collaboration Conference

Poster submissions are now being accepted through May 4 for the 2018 Global Graduate Collaboration Conference! HDFS graduate students will host a two-day virtual conference, “Collaboration in the Human Sciences: Moving from Theory to Practice in Local …

Laura Cutler helping to launch AAUW group at UD

Laura Cutler, a doctoral student in HDFS, is a member of Newark’s newly reinstated chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). Laura has helped launch an AAUW registered student organization (RSO) on campus for undergraduate and gra …

Professional Development Series

Biden Institute features blog by Dr. Bahira Trask

Dr. Bahira Trask published a blog with the Biden Institute discussing how HDFS is “Preparing Students for 21st Century Careers” through a focus of social entrepreneurship in the field of human services. Dr. Trask explains how HDFS students are prepared …