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DIVISION OF URBAN AFFAIRS
1961
Ford Foundation Grant awarded for the establishment of an experimental University of Delaware program in urban affairs.
1963
Census and Data System, which became the Center for Applied Demography and Survey Research (CADSR), established.
1972
Urban Agent Program, which became the Center for Community Research and Service (CCRS), established.
1972
MA and PhD in Urban Affairs and Public Policy created.
1973
Delaware Public Administration Institute, which became the Institute for Public Administration (IPA), established.
COLLEGE OF URBAN AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC POLICY
1976
Master of Public Administration (MPA) created.
1984
Center for Historic Architecture and Engineering, which became the Center for Historic Architecture and Design (CHAD), established.
1984
Center for Energy and Urban Policy Research, which became the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy (CEEP), established.
1997
Masters and PhD in Energy and Environmental Policy (ENEP) created.
SCHOOL OF URBAN AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC POLICY
1997
School joins the College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy.
2005
BS in Leadership transfers to the school, becomes the BS in Organizational and Community Leadership (LEAD).
2009
BS in Energy and Environmental Policy (ENEP) created.
2010
BA in Public Policy, and first accelerated, combined BA and master’s program, created.
2010
MS and PhD in Disaster Science and Management (DISA) created.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION
2011
School joins the College of Arts and Sciences.
2017
Biden Institute founded.
2018
Master of Public Policy (MPP) created.
JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr. SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION
2018
School named for former Vice President and UD alumnus Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
2019
Master of Public Health (MPH) created with the College of Health Sciences.
2019
PhD in Engineering and Public Policy created with the College of Engineering.
2020
Biden School becomes a freestanding professional school.
2021
PhD in Urban Affairs and Public Policy renamed PhD in Public Policy and Administration.
2021
PhD in Education and Social Policy created with College of Education and Human Development and Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice.