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and colleges in the country, according to the 2001 issue of America's Best Colleges from U.S. News and World Report.
Selected by the Templeton Foundation as having one of the nation's best service-learning programs that encourages students to contribute and learn through volunteer activity.
Connected learning was made a reality as development of the general education program and its connection to professional education have been supported by several grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (including matching grants to fund the Alumni Chair in the Humanities and the Humanities Fellows).
The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) placed UD's teacher education program in the first quartile of teacher education programs ODE's highest ranking.
First in the country to offer an undergraduate degree program in human rights.
Vernellia Randall, a UD law professor, was selected as one of the country's top ten most influential African-Americans, excluding celebrities and athletes, by one of the largest and oldest employment magazines for minorities, Black Equal Opportunity Employment Journal.
First in service
Ranked fourth among all national Catholic universities for its alumni-giving rate. Only the University of Notre Dame, Georgetown University and Boston College have higher alumni-giving rates among national Catholic universities.
Chosen by the Templeton Foundation as one of 100 colleges and universities in the United States that encourages character development and prepares students for lives of personal and civic responsibility.
Won a prestigious five-year, $2 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to encourage students from all disciplines to "think about their lives as a calling" and consider pursuing ministry or assuming leadership roles in their professions, their churches and in their communities.
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