<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4a7PHq_1Gur9ALp00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4a7PHq_1Gur9ALp00" width="1200" height="669" ><figcaption>A rendering of Biden Hall shown as it would be seen from the fountain on the South Green, with Robinson Hall to the left. image courtesy of The University of Delaware</figcaption></figure>The future home of the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration is officially under construction at the University of Delaware.Ground was broken Monday for Biden Hall, a facility of about 30,000 square on South Green between Morris Library and Robinson Hall. It is expected to open in fall of 2029. The former President, Vice President and longtime US Senator is an alumnus of the University of Delaware.“In a time when civil discourse feels fragile, when the belief that people can talk to each other across differences feels, some days, like an act of faith, Biden Hall will be a place where students, faculty, researchers and the community will come together to do that work,” UD President Laura Carlson said.According to the university, Biden Hall will serve as an interdisciplinary hub for the social services. Scholars, practitioners, students and community partners will come together to "advance teaching, research and public engagement."“It’s the job of this University to help students make sense of the world around them — to prepare students as it prepared me to get engaged,” Biden said. “Biden Hall will be a place for students to answer for themselves and for this country: Who are we? What do we stand for? What do we believe? And maybe more importantly: Who are we going to be?”“Faculty, staff and students come to the Biden School because they believe government can work, that public policy can change lives and that public service is a noble profession,” Dean of the Biden School Joseph Trainor said. “There is no better name to affix to a building dedicated to that belief than Joseph R. Biden, Jr., a son of Delaware and a man who has devoted his entire life to bipartisan public service with integrity and an unshakable faith in the American people.”The University said the Biden Hall project is supported through philanthropy and state funding. “Biden Hall is a testament to President Biden’s unwavering commitment to the people of Delaware,” Governor Matt Meyer said. “As the new home of the University of Delaware’s Biden School, Biden Hall will help prepare our next generation of leaders to serve our nation with conviction and integrity."</div></body>

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The future home of the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration is officially under construction at the University of Delaware. Ground was broken Monday for Biden Hall, a facility of about 30,000 square on South Green between Morris Library and Robinson Hall. It is expected to open in fall of 2029.

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