Human Development and Family Sciences
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Master of Arts in Early Childhood Development and Programming beginning July 2017
March 13, 2017Beginning in July 2017, HDFS will offer a Master of Arts in Early Childhood Development and Programming at the University of Delaware. This is a 12-month professional graduate degree for those interested in developing and administering early childhood …
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CEHD Celebrates Read Across America Day
March 3, 2017To celebrate Read Across America, volunteers from several local organizations visited UD’s Early Learning Centers in Newark and Wilmington to read to over 250 children. These children were gifted with books to take home and read with their families th …
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Alumna leads music program in DE nursing homes
February 17, 2017Casey Stradley, HMSV ’16, has helped introduce the Music and Memory program in nursing homes throughout Delaware. Stradley works with the Division of Long Term Care Residents Protection with the Delaware Department of Health and Human Services, the sam …
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CEHD to offer new study abroad in Tuscany
January 26, 2017Starting in spring 2018, students can study abroad in Volterra, Italy with the College of Education and Human Development. This is a full-semester program with a focus on education, disabilities and family services that would allow students to earn the …
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Emily Mayer’s internship with Big Brothers Big Sisters
January 18, 2017Human Services senior, Emily Mayer, served as a marketing, communications and special events intern with Big Brothers, Big Sisters in Philadelphia during Fall 2016. Emily gained experience with large-scale fundraising events that required her to draw f …
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Elena Della Donne, HMSV alumna, recognized by Forbes
January 12, 2017Elena Della Donne was recognized by Forbes’ “30 under 30” list of leading young change makers. In 2013, Della Donne graduated from the Human Services program and has gone onto a successful career as a basketball player with the WNBA and the U.S. nation …
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Congratulations to the fall interns!
December 12, 2016Congratulations to the Human Services majors who successfully completed their 400 hour internships this fall semester! Top (L-R): Iva Musnuff: Northwest NJ Community Action Program, Phillipsburg, NJ Casey Stradley: Division of Long Term Care Residents’ …
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In Remembrance of Wafaa Khalifah
December 6, 2016Wafaa Khalifah came from Saudi Arabia to University of Delaware, Department of Human Development and Family Studies. She was enrolled in the Masters of Science program with a concentration in Human Services. She put her mind and energies into the progr …
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Allison Karpyn to study food insecurity as Fulbright
November 21, 2016Dr. Allison Karpyn, assistant professor of human development and family studies, and associate director of the Center for Education Research and Social Policy, has been named a Fulbright Scholar. Dr. Karpyn will study the issue of food insecurity in th …
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Giving for Global campaign initiative
November 15, 2016November is #UDGlobalMonth and the College of Education and Human Development has launched a “Giving for Global” campaign. The goal of this campaign is to raise funds to support CEHD students studying abroad in Barbados and South Africa, and student te …
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