Delaware State University has created a partnership it hopes will lead to future opportunities in Belize, a nation on the eastern coast of Central America. āIt opens the door to collaborative activities,ā said Carlos Holmes, DSUās director of news services. āThis could range from anything from joint events, joint presentations, joint research, joint studies, it could indeed involve possible …
Six institutions in Delaware have been recognized by the Delaware State Chamber as 2024 Superstars in Education & Training winners. Since 1989, the awards program has recognized educational programs for innovative and impactful programming.Ā The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce and its affiliate, The Partnership, Inc., stated that all of this yearās winners exemplify creativity and efficacy in workforce development …
Basketball legend Earvin āMagicā Johnson made a guest appearance at this past weekendās gala at Delaware State University, which raised $3 million and was highlighted by the single-largest contribution made by an alum in the University’s 132-year history.Ā Along with a $1 million grant from Sallie Mae to DSUās College Completion Program, the high-ranked HBCU received a $1 million donation …
Jokes were cracked, programs were praised and millions state funding was requested from Delaware State University Thursdayās Joint Finance Committee hearing. That committee is responsible for setting the state budget and allocating funding to different programs and organizations throughout Delaware. DSU, the stateās only Historically Black College and University, is asking for about $47,000,000. It started its hearing on a …
The mention of a small homeless encampment on Delaware State University property has led to the launch of a Dover committee assigned to find ways to help solve the problem in Delawareās capital. The first meeting of Doverās Unsheltered Working Group will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7,Ā at the Dover Public Library. Its creation came about during last …
Just days before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the president of a top-ranked Historically Black College and University condemned remarks from one of the richest men in the world, Elon Musk. Delaware State University President Tony Allen Thursday stated that the tweets from Musk ā the owner of X, formerly known as Twitter ā were āunoriginal in their amplification of …
Hoping to help ease nursing and public health worker shortages, the Longwood Foundation has given Delaware State University a $1.75 million grant to help double the size of its nursing program. Delaware’s only Historically Black College and University plans to significantly increasing the number of nursing graduates through 2026 and then further increase that through 2030. Half of those graduates …
The new head of the Wilmington Learning Collaborative pushed back Tuesday night on suggestions that the new agency expand to include more city elementary schools. āThis is a long journey, this is going to take many years to get our schools where they need to be,ā saidĀ Laura Burgos, the groupās executive director.Ā Thatās not going to happen by adding …
For back-to-back years, Delaware State University has a new record for student enrollment.Ā DSU this week reported an overall enrollment increase of 3.5% from this time last year,Ā The 132-year-old institution now has 6,451 students, a 23% increase since 2020, making the Dover school the fastest-growing Historically Black College and University in the country. āWe have overcome some notable trends …
Delaware State University is receiving a $500,000 donation to support the HBCUās of the Alzheimerās disease research program. The gift came from the Paul H.āÆBoergerāÆFund of the Delaware Community Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on partnering with donors to build opportunity and advance equity in Delaware. DSUās Alzheimerās disease research program is led by Michael Gitcho, an associate professor of …
