HBCU News, Commentary and Information
Thursday
May 2013
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Delaware, Delaware State University
Delaware State University senior football player Jadira Green is in serious condition after his car was rear ended on Route 1 at approximately 4:00 a.m. this morning.
Tuesday
May 2013
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Alcorn State University, Delaware, Delaware State University, Dillard University, Fisk University, Florida, Florida A&M University, Georgia, Hampton University, Howard University, Jackson State University, Lincoln University (Pa.), Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Morehouse College, North Carolina, North Carolina A&T State University, Pennsylvania, Savannah State University, South Carolina, South Carolina State University, Spelman College, Tennessee, Tennessee State University, University of the District of Columbia, Virginia, Virginia State University, Xavier University of Louisiana
A partnership between the United States and Brazil will bring more than 150 Brazilian college students to the United States this fall to study at historically black colleges and universities.
The partnership is a part of the HBCU-Brazil Alliance, a program created to increase the number of minority graduates and professionals in the industries of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, while exposing Afro-Brazilian students and faculty to successful research, economic development and social advancement within a context of historical and systemic racism and discrimination.
The Alliance is an arm of the US-Brazil Joint Action Plan on Racial Equality, developed by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and managed in partnership with the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES’).
‘This partnership is just one example of the Alliance’s commitment to diversity, cultural sensitivity and to providing a world-class education to an eager pool of student talent from throughout Brazil,” said Dr. T. Joan Robinson, Chair of the HBCU-Brazil Alliance and Provost and Vice-President of Academic Affairs at Morgan State University. “We are honored to represent and build upon the collaborative interests of the United States through international engagement and academic support.”
More than 20 HBCUs will welcome Brazilian exchange students for a one-year exchange program. Students will live on campus and study in a variety of undergraduate degree programs with a S.T.E.M. focus, with all tuition, fees and room and board covered by the Brazilian government. The program’s goal is to eventually welcome 1,000 Brazilian students to HBCU campuses. Participating HBCUs include:
Thursday
April 2013
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Crime, Delaware, Delaware State University, Students
A New Jersey woman faces a preliminary hearing next week after being charged with electronic stalking against a male Delaware State University student. Chelsea Segalla, 21, admitted to sending threatening texts, emails and tweets to the student after being warned by police to avoid contact with him. From NewsZap:
In a Feb. 28 e-mail, documents said, Ms. Segalla wrote “It’s gonna suck for you if u stay at del state next fall because I’ll be back.”
Several harassing messages were provided for police, including ones where Ms. Segalla threatens “to ruin” the victim and place numerous degrading remarks on social networks, documents said.
Saturday
February 2013
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Delaware, Delaware State University, Marching Band
“I have wanted to do this for 20 years, but until this year, I didn’t have all the needed instruments covered,” said Randolph Johnson, DSU director of bands. “This year I have enough female musicians to cover all of the instrument sections that a pep band needs.”
Tuesday
January 2013
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Delaware, Delaware State University, Entertainment
Tuesday
January 2013
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Delaware, Delaware State University, Leadership
WSFS Bank President and CEO Mark Turner was recently named to the Delaware State University Board of Trustees, the company today announced. Turner will serve a six-year term on the Board, which began on January 10.
Turner is also Vice Chairman of the Delaware Business Roundtable, serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, is a member of the Boards of Directors of the Delaware Alliance for Non-Profit Advancement (DANA) and First State Innovation (FSI), and a Trustee for Christiana Care Health System.
Monday
November 2012
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Delaware, Delaware State University
Thursday
November 2012
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Monday
October 2012
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Delaware, Delaware State University, Funding
Delaware State University is holding a scholarship fundraising challenge among Pan Hellenic groups. The contest, which ends Thursday, gives participants one vote for a $10 donation.
Zetas are in the lead now. Who will come out on top?
Thursday
September 2012
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Community, Delaware, Delaware State University, Editorial
Delaware State University will be a tour stop on the Poverty Tour 2.0, organized and produced by Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West. The tour, according to organizers, is a “road trip to highlight the plight of the poor people of all races, colors, and creeds so they will not be forgotten, ignored, or rendered invisible during this difficult and dangerous time of economic deprivation and political cowardice.”
So it’s weird interesting that Smiley and West would select Delaware State as a squawk spot for the war against poverty. According to the most recent Census data, Delaware is the 10th richest state in the union. Situated in the northeast, it is in the highest grossing region in the United States, according to recent reports from the Census Bureau. The region also has the fewest number of people reported as living in poverty.
Wednesday
August 2012
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Delaware, Delaware State University, Faculty, Research
Delaware State University Professor Vincent Fondong has received a $1 million research grant to genetically create virus-immune cassava plants in his native Cameroon and throughout the African continent. Dr. Fandong will lead a team of researchers from Cameroon, Germany and West Africa in the three-year research initiative, which is funded in partnership by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Science Foundation.
Dr. Fondong’s cassava research took him this summer to Cameroon and Uganda in west and east Africa, respectively.“In Cameroon during this trip, I was able to isolate some of these viruses for my research,” Dr. Fondong said. “Cameroon is a country where we are intensifying our efforts because it is a new hot spot for these viruses.”
Friday
August 2012
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Delaware, Delaware State University, Research
Scientists at Delaware State University are preparing for the landing of the NASA Curiosity Rover on Mars next Monday morning, where they will be among the first researchers in the world to receive and process data from the red planet. The rover will analyze surface and rock matter that will give researchers insight into Mars’ ability to sustain microbial life, according to today’s report from Newsworks.
Dr. Nouradine Melikechi leads the research at Delaware State. He says data from Mars will be studied at the Dover campus using a process called Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy or LIBS. ”Our role then is to actually analyze that data and figure out what elements are on the planet Mars, both at the surface and underneath the surface.”
Friday
August 2012
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Delaware, Delaware State University, Sports
Delaware State University recently named Candy Young as it’s first female athletic director. Young, who previously served as senior associate athletic director and senior women’s administrator for the Hornets, will take the post on August 13. From the release:
(DSU president Harry L. Williams) said Ms. Young’s leadership ability has been well-demonstrated at DSU and that she will bring stability to the DSU Athletics Program. “She is committed to staying here, to building the DSU Athletics Program, and to establishing new levels of excellence,” Dr. Williams said. “As a former Olympian and a world-record holder, Ms. Young brings a set of standards to the DSU athletics that will move it to new heights.”
Monday
July 2012
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Community, Delaware, Delaware State University, Funding
Canaan Baptist Church in New Castle, DE recently presented Delaware State University with $10,000 towards book scholarships for students. DSU students will be eligible to receive up to $250 dollars through the scholarship program.
Saturday
June 2012
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Delaware, Delaware State University, Funding
The News Journal recently reported that Delaware State University is on the verge of raising $2.7 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, a school record that will surpass last year’s record of $2.5 million.
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Friday
June 2012
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Academics, Delaware, Delaware State University, Faculty
Delaware State botanist Dr. Arthur Tucker was recently voted by the DSU Board of Trustees as professor emeritus of the university. Dr. Tucker, who will retire from DSU this summer after 37 years, will become the university’s seventh professor emeritus.
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