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Tag: University of Delaware
News Roundup
University of Delaware to Uncover Past Connections to Slavery and Racism
The University of Delaware, whose history dates back to 1743, will begin exploring its past connections to slavery and racism, reports WHYY. Since UD joined the Universities Studying Slavery consortium, a team of 21 students has been working to uncover past injustices tied to the school, such as when “Black students who wanted to come […]
July 12, 2021
News Roundup
University of Delaware Marching Band to Escort Biden and Harris to White House Following Inauguration
The University of Delaware’s marching band has received the honor of escorting President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to the White House after they are sworn into office on inauguration day tomorrow, reports 3 CBS Philly. “I didn’t realize that I would end up marching in a presidential inauguration, a historical one for […]
January 19, 2021
COVID-19
University of Delaware Employees Taking a 5% Pay Cut
Non-union employees at the University of Delaware will have to take a 5% pay cut for the remainder of the fiscal year, due to the school’s projected $250 million financial deficit brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, reported The Delaware News Journal. To compensate for the financial deficit projection, the pay cut will come in […]
October 9, 2020
News Roundup
Delaware State University Refutes Reports of Biden ‘Lying’ About Attendance
Delaware State University is refuting the reporting by some media outlets that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden lied about attending the school, Delaware’s only historically Black university, Delaware Online reported. Outlets such as Fox News, The Washington Times and The Blaze reported that Biden lied and that the school disproved the claims. Although DSU did […]
September 30, 2020
News Roundup
University of Delaware School of Public Policy Renamed After Joe Biden
The University of Delaware (UD) has renamed its public policy school after former U.S. Vice President, Delaware senator and alumni Joe Biden. The school, now called the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration, will further initiatives in public policy areas like health policy and management, social and urban policy, energy and […]
December 13, 2018
Students
Scholar-Practitioner Finds His ‘Home’ in Residential Life
Growing up with 14 siblings in rural Nebraska, Dr. Jim Tweedy had his first taste of privacy while living in the dormitories and earning his bachelor’s degree in business administration at the University of Nebraska-Kearney.
December 11, 2018
Campus Climate
University of Delaware to Close Christiana Towers Residence Halls
The University of Delaware (UD)’s two 17-story Christiana Towers residence halls will be closed at the end of the 2018-19 academic year, the university recently announced. The announcement comes as a surprise to the UD community, as the institution’s original plan was to destroy the Towers in 2023-24, after building a new residence hall, according […]
November 20, 2018
News Roundup
University of Delaware Hikes Tuition 3.5, 4 Percent for Fall Semester
Tuition rates are going up at the University of Delaware. The school announced Thursday that undergraduate tuition and fees for in-state students will increase by 4 percent for the upcoming year, to $13,680. Tuition and fees for out-of-state students will rise by 3.5 percent, to $34,310. The total cost for most undergraduates, including room and […]
July 9, 2018
Faculty & Staff
Adjunct Who Posted About N. Korea Detainee Won’t Be Rehired
WILMINGTON, Del. — The University of Delaware won’t rehire a professor who said a college student who died after being held by North Korea “got exactly what he deserved.” In a statement Sunday, the university said that the adjunct faculty member, Katherine Dettwyler, will not be rehired. She had last taught a course in the […]
June 26, 2017
News Roundup
Professor: North Korea Detainee Got What He ‘Deserved’
WILMINGTON, Del. — The University of Delaware is distancing itself from comments made by an adjunct professor after she said a college student who died after being held by North Korea “got exactly what he deserved.” The Wilmington News Journal reports that anthropology professor Kathy Dettwyler said on her personal Facebook page that Otto Warmbier […]
June 25, 2017
Students
University of Delaware Opens Concussion Clinic
NEWARK, Del. — A new clinic at the University of Delaware employs new research to tackle traumatic head injuries. The News Journal of Wilmington reports the university partnered with Christiana Care to create the STAR Health Concussion Clinic, which opened June 6. Center director Carolyn Haines says the clinic’s Newark location is designed to help […]
June 13, 2017
Students
Campus LGBTQ Organizations Hit Their Stride
Faculty and staff LGBTQ caucuses, or standing committees as they are sometimes known, have been instrumental in encouraging college administrations to create more inclusive campus environments.
June 5, 2017
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