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As the summer season comes to an end, undergraduates across the country are preparing an exciting move to the University of Delaware and other college campuses. For many freshmen, this transition marks the first time that they will live away from home, which brings both new opportunities and challenges.  Victoria …

The University of Delaware’s Symposium of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity hits another highwater mark this year with a record 561 students participating in its 15th anniversary event. The 2024 symposium runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, at the Patrick Harker Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering (ISE) …

Read the latest on CEHD faculty, staff and programs featured in news publications. July 2024 Cellphone Pouches to be Piloted at Schools Across Delaware (Kenneth Shores, Yahoo! News, July 25) For Illinois students, the promises of for-profit colleges often ring hollow (Dominique Baker, Marketplace, July 23) Woman Can’t Understand The …

When ChatGPT burst onto the scene in November 2022, many educators and parents worried that new writing tools powered by artificial intelligence (AI) would help their students bypass important learning opportunities. Instead, as University of Delaware Associate Professor Joshua Wilson has shown, AI-powered writing and evaluation tools have actually helped …

Rena A. Hallam, a professor of human development and family sciences, will serve as interim dean of the University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development, President Dennis Assanis and Provost Laura Carlson announced today. Hallam, a UD alumna and director of the Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood, …

Two longtime members of the University of Delaware faculty will assume new positions within the Office of the Provost, President Dennis Assanis and Provost Laura Carlson announced today. Martha Buell, chair of the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, will serve as vice provost of faculty affairs, effective Aug. …

In partnership with the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) and the Delaware Association of School Administrators, the University of Delaware’s School Success Center (SSC) and Partnership for Public Education (PPE), housed within the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), welcomed nearly 600 educators to the 22nd annual Policy and …

With a fellowship from the International Literacy Association (ILA), University of Delaware doctoral student Jon Kittle is working on new research that will support reading specialists as they teach multilingual learners, students whose first language is not English. In Delaware, just over 11% of all K-12 students are multilingual learners, …

In a recent feature in Bored Panda, Martha Buell, professor and chair of the College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, shared insight on the topic of child care and the role family members play. Bored Panda turned to Buell about a Redditor’s refusal …

Kenneth A. Shores, assistant professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s School of Education, spoke with Spotlight Delaware about a new initiative to reduce cell phone distractions in Delaware schools by providing phone pouches. Delaware’s George Read Middle School has used phone pouches since the 2022-23 academic year, …