Diversity talks
Center for Study of Diversity announces late spring series of talks
3:17 p.m., April 3, 2014--The University of Delaware Center for the Study of Diversity has announced a late spring series of Diversity Brown Bag talks.
These interactive discussions provide a forum for faculty, graduate students, and other affiliates of the center to exchange ideas and updates about diversity research topics, approaches, data, and concepts.
Campus Stories
From graduates, faculty
As it neared time for the processional to open the University of Delaware Commencement ceremonies, graduating students and faculty members shared their feelings about what the event means to them.
Doctoral hooding
It was a day of triumph, cheers and collective relief as more than 160 students from 21 nations participated in the University of Delaware's Doctoral Hooding Convocation held Friday morning on The Green.
Sessions will be held from noon-1:15 p.m. in the Elliott Hall Conference Room as follows:
- April 7 -- Ted Davis, associate professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, "Race, Politics and Educational Disparities: The Case of Delaware."
- April 21 -- Jill Ewing Flynn, assistant professor, Department of English, "Addressing the Demographic Imperative: A Public Scholarship Framework to Recruit and Retain Diverse Teacher Candidates."
- April 28 -- Carrie Barnum, graduate student, Department of Biological Sciences, "SACNAS Two-Step Mentoring Program Towards Diversity in STEM Fields."
- May 12 -- Rebecca Covarrubias, postdoctoral research associate, Department of Psychology, "Promoting Academic Success: Examining the Academic Self-Concepts of First-Generation College Students."