ACADEMIC NEWS

Getting a Head Start on Teacher Education

June 10, 2024
Wilmington University is leading the way in ensuring a pipeline of qualified teachers, starting with engaging tomorrow’s educators while they are still in high school. WilmU’s Academic Partnership Office hosted a lunch-and-learn event for Smyrna High School’s Teacher Academy in April. Twenty students and their instructor, Ginny Willis, toured the New Castle campus. Dr. Michael Curry, who…
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Helping to Solve the State’s Teacher Shortage

March 30, 2023
The College of Education and Liberal Arts (COELA) is a leader in helping resolve Delaware’s teacher shortage. The state’s public elementary and secondary schools had more than 500 openings at the beginning of the academic year, attributed, in part, to a spike in teacher…
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WilmU Alumna Named 2023 Delaware Teacher of the Year

October 18, 2022
Photo courtesy of the Delaware Department of Education Congratulations to Ashley Lockwood! On October 11, Ashley Lockwood, fifth-grade immersion teacher at Milford’s Lulu Ross Elementary School, was announced as Delaware’s 2023 Teacher of the Year. The announcement was made by Governor John Carney during a ceremony honoring the state’s 20 district/charter teachers of the…
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