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Research Spotlight: Dominique Baker
March 31, 2025In recent years, discussions about inequality in the college admissions process have focused on the use of standardized tests like the SAT. But few discussions have focused on another important part of the college application: the listing of extracurri …
Read MoreLifetime Achievements in Science Education
March 31, 2025Zoubeida R. Dagher, professor in University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), remembers the childhood joy she felt as she helped her brother with his homemade “inventions” and conducted science experiments using the pages …
Read MoreResearch Spotlight: Leigh McLean
February 28, 2025Elementary school teachers often play a special role in their students’ lives, wiping away their kindergarteners’ tears when they’re missing their parents or supporting their fourth graders through a frustrating math lesson. It’s easy to imagine how a …
Read MoreResearch Spotlight: Teomara Rutherford
January 31, 2025University computer science (CS) courses serve as important bridges into further CS study and careers in STEM. Yet many women and underrepresented students with interests in STEM turn away from these career paths in college. With new research in CS edu …
Read MoreLifetime Achievements in Mathematics Education
November 18, 2024James Hiebert, professor emeritus in the University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), didn’t set out to be a mathematics educator. But he was inspired to pursue mathematics by a college professor whose enthusiasm for the …
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Cynthia Paris
October 31, 2024Cynthia Paris, professor emeritus of human development and family sciences and former director of the University of Delaware Lab School in the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), passed away Sept. 27, 2024. She was 74. Cynthia Paris A De …
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Kathleen Hollowell
October 25, 2024Kathleen A. Holllowell, a lifelong educator and founding director of the University of Delaware’s Mathematics and Science Education Resource Center (MSERC), passed away on Oct. 20, 2024. She was 77. Kathleen Hollowell In 1988, Dr. Hollowell was hired a …
Read MoreFaculty Senate Award Ceremony
October 17, 2024The University of Delaware’s Office of the Provost, in partnership with the Faculty Senate, held the second annual Faculty Senate Awards Ceremony recognizing faculty in teaching, advising and mentoring, scholarship and creative activities, service and …
Read MoreResearch Spotlight: Lynsey Gibbons
September 30, 2024When asked to imagine classroom learning, some people envision a teacher at the front of the room, guiding their students’ learning through a series of questions without much connection to the students’ interests or experiences. Many teachers envision …
Read MoreNew Leadership in the College of Education and Human Development
September 12, 2024With the start of the 2024-2025 academic year, the University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) is pleased to announce new leadership in the college, its departments and centers. College of Education and Human Development …
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