The School was nominated for the campus wide Louis L. Redding Diversity Award in 1999. In addition, the School was selected to be the home of the Louis L. Redding Chair for the Study of Law and Public Policy. This endowed chair position is named in honor of Louis L. Redding who successfully argued the case that desegregated the University of Delaware in 1950 and who worked alongside Thurgood Marshall in the 1954 Supreme Court case, Brown vs. the Board of Education . Students come from all parts of the United States as well as from Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. They bring a wide range of experiences, interests, and areas of competence.
Many students enroll in our graduate programs directly after receiving their undergraduate degrees.
However, numerous students return for a graduate degree after several years in the working world. The average age of students seeking degrees from the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy is 33. Students of all ages and backgrounds bring their past experiences and make rich contributions to the diverse student population. We will consider students from a variety of undergraduate majors for admission to the degree programs, although some exposure to the social sciences is helpful.