Article by UDaily staff Photo by Evan Krape May 19, 2021
Graduates will return to campus to celebrate academic accomplishments
When the pandemic changed the world in 2020, the opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of the University of Delawareâs graduating Class of 2020 was one of the things converted from in-person to virtual. An online Blue Hen Celebration was streamed on May 30, 2020, with the promise that a more traditional event would be held in person when it was safe to do so.
Now, a year later, the members of UDâs Class of 2020 will have the chance to gather with their fellow graduates in Delaware Stadium for a special ceremony at 10:30 a.m., Sunday, May 30.
Joe Biden as a Blue Hen Article by Diane Stopyra Photos by Kathy F. Atkinson and Evan Krape | Illustration by Jeffrey C. Chase January 19, 2021
Americaâs 46th president will bring the values of a UD education to the White House
In November of 2016, Fred Sears visited the White House to see his longtime friend and former University of Delaware classmate, Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Sears brought his grandchildren along for the trip, and the kids were regaled by Bidenâs stories â nostalgic yarns centered on those UD days. At one point, Sears said, Biden walked his guests down the hallowed hall to share some of these college tales with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office. Somewhere along the way, Sears remembers spotting UD paraphernalia in the West Wing â ask him to rack his brain, and he will tell you it may have been a photo of Biden playing on the freshman football team that he glimpsed.
University of Delaware alumnus Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is scheduled to be inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, Jan. 20. During his 36 years in the U.S. Senate and his eight years as vice president, Biden often returned to UD to speak with faculty and students about public policy and the value of good government.
Public policy excellence Article by Diane Stopyra and Artika Casini Photos by Kathy F. Atkinson and Evan Krape and courtesy of Eric Johnson, Wei-Ming Chen, Jennifer Daniels and Matt Garlipp January 19, 2021
Named for UDâs best-known Blue Hen, the Biden School is renowned for the education and opportunities it affords