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Jamaican Prime Minister to be Keynote Speaker at DSU’s Graduate Commencement Ceremony
DSU Names New University Registrar
Delaware State University has named Dr. Genita Mangum as the institution’s new Registrar. In her new leadership role overseeing the University’s Office of Records and Registration, Dr. Mangum succeeds Jackie Brockington, who unexpectedly passed away on Dec. 23, 2023. Antonio Boyle, Senior Vice President of DSU’s Division of Strategic Enrollment Management says Dr. Mangum brings…
Read MoreDelaware State University Aims to Double its Nursing Program Thanks to Grant from the Longwood Foundation
Delaware State University Awarded Nearly $800,000 Grant From Office of Naval Research to Benefit Military Forces
The Office of Naval Research has awarded Delaware State University a four- year, $799,947 grant that will fund research aimed at providing greater safety to military forces in the field. Dr. Mukti Rana, Professor of Physics and Engineering, is the Principal Investigator of the grant. His research will involve the development of rare earth element-doped…
Read MoreDSU Expands Aviation Program to Include Helicopter Flight Training
Delaware State University is expanding its Aviation Program to include helicopter flight training. A new partnership between the University and the US Army Cadet Command was announced Thursday. University officials say this expansion will provide helicopter training to US Army ROTC students, but will also later be an option for all undergraduate aviation majors as…
Read MoreUPDATED: President Biden Arrives at Beach House / Student Loan Relief Plan on Hold
UPDATED 10/21/22 – 7:55pm – President Biden spoke to students at Delaware State University Friday afternoon touting his student loan relief plan telling students that they could be eligible for up to $20,000 in debt relief. However, FOX News is reporting that the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a motion on Friday to…
Read MoreDSU Groundbreaking for New Ag Building Thursday
On Thursday, ground will be broken for a new $10-million Agriculture building at Delaware State University. The building will be built on the site of the former baseball field. The 24,000-square foot building will feature an innovative and inspiring design of living walls and green roof elements. The groundbreaking takes place at 1pm.
Read MoreDelmarva Reacts to White House Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
Elected officials and education leaders are reacting to President Biden’s action to forgive up to $10,000 in student loans for recipients who make less than $125,000, and up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients. Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del. released this statement: “As the cost of higher education has ballooned over the last three decades,…
Read MoreFormal Complaint Filed Over Stop Of DSU Women’s Lacrosse Team Bus In Ga.
Celebration Of Life Saturday Honors The Late Justice Randy Holland
Delaware’s longest serving Supreme Court Justice will be memorialized at a celebration of life Saturday (April 30th).Justice Randy Holland was also the youngest person to ever serve on the state’s highest court when he was appointed in 1986. He wrote hundreds of opinions and became recognized internationally as an expert and legal scholar in corporate…
Read MoreVirtual Panel Tonight: Delaware Racial History & Education
A virtual panel discussion tonight (Wednesday) will focus on Delaware’s racial history and education. The forum is part of a series of discussions in partnership with the Delaware Heritage Commission on Delaware’s racial history. Previous discussions have included the African Burial Ground at the John Dickinson Plantation and the history of Juneteenth. Panel members will include Governor John…
Read MoreSussex Co. School Districts Are Recruiting For Teachers
Area school districts are recruiting for more teachers. The Indian River School District, the Seaford School District and Delaware State University will host several recruitment events to highlight DSU’s alternative routes to certification program. People who have obtained a bachelor’s degree in a field other than education, but are interested in becoming a teacher, are…
Read MoreDSU & other HBCUs Receive Bomb Threats
Multiple Historically Black Colleges and Universities received threats to their campus communities on Monday. Delaware State University in Dover received such a threat. School officials tell WGMD, “Sometime before 7 a.m. the University was made aware of a bomb threat. As the University put an alert out to all employees and students, the DSU Police…
Read More$107-Million In ARPA Funds Go To 3 Del. Colleges & Universities
Delaware colleges and universities will get shares of a total of $107-million to support COVID-19 pandemic-related projects. The funds come from the American Rescue Plan Act which was passed by Congress and signed by President Biden last March. “Delaware’s institutions of higher education are helping us rebuild from the pandemic and will put this funding…
Read MoreDSU Reports Record Enrollment In Fall ’21
DSU Will Expand Inspire Scholarship Program Through New Legislation
Delaware State University’s Inspire Scholarship program will be able to expand. Governor John Carney has signed legislation (Senate Bill 95) that would nearly double the average Inspire Scholarship award that’s available to Delaware high school seniors. The goal is to set them on a course to earn a debt-free degree at DSU. According to Delaware…
Read MoreDSU President To Head HBCU Advisory Board To President Biden
President Biden intends to nominate Delaware State University President Dr. Tony Allen to chair the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Allen has been President of DSU Since January 2020, and served as Provost and Executive Vice President from July 2017 until early 2020. The HBCU Board of Advisors will work…
Read MoreDSU Completes Acquisition Of Wesley College
Delaware State University has officially become the first Historically Black College and University to acquire another institution of higher education with its acquisition of Wesley College in Dover. Officials announced Thursday that the Wesley campus will be known as the Downtown DSU Campus, with its own leadership team.Delaware State plans to expand nursing program facilities…
Read MoreLawmaker: Don’t Use Vax Status To Deny Services, Rights
A person’s COVID-19 vaccination status could not be used as a basis for denial of rights and services, under a bill introduced in the Delaware General Assembly. Representative Rich Collins, R-Millsboro said Thursday that people who may not want to be vaccinated due to religious objections or or other reasons have rights equal to those…
Read MoreDSU To Cancel $730,655 Of Student Loan Debt
Delaware State University will cancel hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loan debt incurred by recent graduates who have faced financial hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds from the American Rescue Plan are being used to reduce student loan debt by a total of $730,655. The average eligible DSU graduate could qualify for $3,276…
Read MoreDSU To Require COVID Vaccinations For Students, Staff
DSU Approved For In-Person Commencement
Delaware State University will hold its first in-person commencement in a year-and-a-half next month. The state has approved a plan for DSU to host ceremonies May 7th and May 8th for graduates of spring, winter and summer sessions since last year. A total of six ceremonies will take place. Under the guidelines, each graduate will…
Read MoreDSU Partners with United Airlines to Train New Pilots – 50% Women & People of Color
United Airlines has set a new diversity goal – that 50% of students at its new pilot training academy will be women and people of color. In a release today, United will begin accepting applications as it works to train 5000 new pilots by 2030 – with at least half women and people of color.…
Read MoreDSU, UMES Receive $20-Million Gifts
Delaware State University is receiving its largest ever financial gift, as is the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is listed by Forbes magazine as one of the world’s most powerful women. The gifts are part of her second cycle of charitable donations, which brings her 2020 total of giving to more than…
Read MoreDel. Electoral College Members Cast Ballots for Biden-Harris Ticket
At a 32-minute ceremony in Dover, three members of the Delaware Electoral College cast their ballots Monday for the White House ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. John Daniello, Marie Mayor and Marla Blunt-Carter put their names on the ballot during a socially-distanced event held on the gym floor at Delaware State University in…
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