What's New?

• Check out our Summer 2008 Newsletter!
• Speakers announced for the 2008-09 Colloqium Series
• Susan Calkins receives UNCG's Senior Research Excellence Award
• HES visiting scholars announced for 2008-9
• Read about our Costa Rica trip!
• Stephanie Coard publishes report on resilience in African American children

Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro:

• Is one of the premier HDFS departments in the country

• Has a vibrant UNDERGRADUATE program with over 450 students

• Has a highly respected GRADUATE program with approximately 60 masters' and doctoral students from around the world and across the nation

• Has PROFESSORS in the department who publish widely in a the most respected journals in the field and have prominent national and international reputations

• Has over 4 million dollars in external funding a wide range of research interests, and involvement in VARIOUS RESEARCH CENTERS affiliated with the department

• Has a diverse group of GRADUATE STUDENTS who study social and cultural influences on families, children and elders

• Most doctoral and MS thesis students receive full funding through scholarships or through working as research and teaching assistants