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3 weeks ago | 
udel.edu | Molly Schafer |Margo Mcdonough |Jessica Henderson
Since the 1920s, the Hopkins Family has farmed the same plot of land in Havre De Grace, Maryland. The tight-knit bunch enjoys working together, and that hasn’t changed in more than a century. What has changed is the way the Hopkins utilize their land and resources.
The farm housed a dairy from 1926 until 2000. Since then, the Hopkins family has produced tomatoes for canning and grain crops like barley, corn, wheat and soybeans.
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3 weeks ago | 
udel.edu | Margo Mcdonough |Jessica Henderson |Jamie Washington
Dr. Sawyer joined the Lerner College faculty in 1991 as an assistant professor of business administration, becoming an associate professor in 1995 and a full professor in 2002, when he was also given a joint appointment in the Department of Psychology and Brain Sciences. From 2001-6, he chaired the Department of Business Administration. Founding director of the Master of Science Program in Organizational Effectiveness, Development and Change in 2004-5, he directed the program again from 2007-12.
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4 weeks ago | 
udel.edu | Jamie Washington |Jessica Henderson |Margo Mcdonough |Amy Cherry
The University of Delaware’s budget and financial situation is more easily accessible to faculty and staff because of recent efforts to increase transparency, Faculty Senate President Vickie Fedele said at the Faculty Senate meeting on March 3.
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4 weeks ago | 
udel.edu | Kevin Tritt |Jamie Washington |Jessica Henderson |Margo Mcdonough
The Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware was once again recognized as a top undergraduate business school by Poets&Quants for Undergrads, a leading publication, by placing No. 52 in the 2025 rankings.
Lerner College jumped 13 spots from last year, one of just six schools to post double-digit rises from 2024, to rank 52nd out of 104 participating schools.
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1 month ago | 
udel.edu | Margo Mcdonough |Jessica Henderson |Amy Cherry
Given Delaware’s outsized importance in the national and international legal communities, it's no surprise that the University of Delaware does an excellent job of preparing students for law school and legal careers. But what may come as a surprise is the range of ways this happens, from the Legal Professional Preparatory Program (LP3) to the HenLaw Society and the legal studies minor.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Amy Cherry |Jamie Washington |Margo Mcdonough
From the moment Gabriella Trincia stepped foot on the University of Delaware’s campus, she knew she was home.
Unfortunately, she had to find that out the hard way by going elsewhere first. Trincia’s mother was a UD alumna, but growing up 15 minutes away from campus in Hockessin, Trincia thought she wanted to be further from home. She enrolled at Towson University as a forensic chemistry major but wasn’t happy and found herself home every weekend.
“It was a tough first year,” she said.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Jamie Washington |Margo Mcdonough |Artika Casini
Civic engagement is more than just a buzzword; it's an important topic that allows college students to impact their communities, shape policy and develop a deeper understanding of the world around them.
From formal classes in policy and politics to volunteering and voting, to participating in campus organizations or attending events, University of Delaware students don’t just enhance their college experience; they build a foundation for lifelong community impact.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Margo Mcdonough |Jamie Washington |Artika Casini
As student correspondent Casey Nyman tested her earpiece in University of Delaware’s Mitchell Hall on the second night of the Delaware Debates, there was no doubt she had made it to the big leagues. After all, the media box held reporters from Bloomberg News, C-Span and The News Journal.
“It was a little nerve-racking,” acknowledges the UD senior, a media communication major with minors in journalism, advertising and English.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Margo Mcdonough |Jamie Washington
The University of Delaware’s commitment to civic engagement continues with the presentation of “Delaware Debates 2024.” UD’s Center for Political Communication and Delaware Public Media are hosting the debates among candidates for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and governor of Delaware on October 16 and 17. The general election is Tuesday, November 5.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Sophonie Milord |Christopher A. Vito |Margo Mcdonough
As the Democracy Project thrives and evolves, DCCE introduced a new program to provide Delaware teachers with additional content and strategies to sharpen their civic awareness and classroom instruction. The Civics that Empowers All Students Program (CEAS) kicked off its first year at UD this August. Funded by the Center for Civic Education, CEAS teacher fellows built their civic knowledge, learning from constitutional scholars and engaging in a simulated congressional hearing process.
