Esports is booming in popularity, with several schools in Delaware opening esports labs and colleges implementing esports curriculums or degrees – and now the state’s Department of Education is hopping on the keyboard. Friday, the department announced it’s partnering with Delaware State University, Goldey-Beacom College, University of Delaware, and Wilmington University to launch a statewide educational esports program. It’s for …
Every conversation with leaders from nine Delaware colleges and high schools about artificial intelligence’s presence in the classroom reveals unique ways the evolving technology is being used. It’s created a problem for schools and colleges wrestling with setting up their guardrails and adopting recent guidance published by the Delaware Department of Education. “AI has been in the education space for …
WILMINGTON – There’s a long road ahead of certifications, student recruiting, and thousands of hours of hands-on clinical experience, but Wilmington University, ChristianaCare, and Anesthesia Services, P.A. (ASPA), hope to graduate students from their proposed doctorate-level nurse anesthesiology program as early as December 2028. “Christiana Care and ASPA approached us about a year and a half ago, recognizing our proven, …
A water main break has forced Wilmington University‘s New Castle Campus to close all of Wednesday. The New Castle Campus, located at 320 North Dupont Highway, is one of four university locations, along with one in Brandywine, Dover and Georgetown. The water main break was on Route 13 which impacted water service in the area. It broke Tuesday night, and …
Wilmington University continues to grow its bilingual curricula with the addition of a business class taught through a Spanish immersion format. The school announced Wednesday that its Business Communications course will join Principles of Management, introduced in 2023, to be conducted entirely in Spanish. This approach, WilmU states, benefits both native speakers and those seeking to improve their skills and …
Just weeks after Delaware State University announced a successful inaugural year of a program that trains professionals to serve the state’s youngest learners, the state’s other prominent institutions of higher education are jumping on board. The Delaware Department of Education funds DSU’s Early Childhood Innovation Center, which offers direct support to help early childhood professionals work toward their certification as …
The impact and caring role of teachers during a troubling childhood has sparked a career path for high schooler Leilani Carrera, who solidified that path Tuesday during the Educators Rising National Day of Signing. The senior at Sussex Central High School in the Indian River School District signed her letter of intent at the Old State House in Dover to …
No. 1 Wilmington Wildcats face off with the No. 2 Bridgeport Purple Knights for the CACC Mid-Atlantic regional. The Wildcats have to beat the Knights twice since the tournament is double elimination in order to win the tournament since they fell to them 4-2 yesterday. The Wildcats dropped into the losers bracket with the loss to face cross town …
This Week’s Review Includes: You’ll probably pay more for beach parking this year Delaware’s DNA life sciences conference returns after boffo debut Slip into 1920s with Cured Plate’s unique dining experience Handgun permit, training bill returns to Senate for vote on changes New bill could penalize those lying about service animal Dover and Salesianum advance to state championship Click on …
The Brandywine campus of Wilmington University will soon expand by 200%. Thanks to a $1 million grant by the Longwood Foundation, WilmU’s Brandywine Campus – located at 10 Beaver Valley Road in Wilmington – will go from one building to three. The grant will help pay for the construction of a law school building and a convocation center. According to …
