To this day, the library is still vacant.
Throughout 2019 and 2020, the state continued to give Wesley money in increments, primarily at the urging of Dover lawmakers like Lynn and Rep. Colin Bonini, R-Dover, a Wesley graduate. That is close to 50 acres in downtown Dover in a disadvantaged neighborhood, and is an anchor for the economy and the communities, Bonini said in a January 2020 interview. Wesley is a minority-serving institution. So we re talking about a lot of kids who would not otherwise have had an opportunity.
At one point in 2019, had the state not given Wesley $3 million, students would have lost access to federal financial aid, and salaries would have been at risk.
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Delaware State University President Dr. Tony Allen has defended a decision to discontinue Wesley College, athletics.
Delaware State University is acquiring the financially troubled college effective this summer. Wesley’s athletic program will end after this spring.
On Monday, Wesley College President Robert Clark announced that Delaware State University decided not to continue the athletic program.
“Werecognize the deep disappointment that the Wesley College community is feeling after that announcement,” Allen wrote.
“It was not an easy decision.Wesley College athletes and coaches across the board have carved out a proud tradition in DIII sports, and we made every effort to consider its long-term sustainability.To that end, the university privately fundraised to engage two independent management consulting firms to analyze the viability of simultaneously operating a DI and a DIII Athletic program,” Allen wrote. “Those analyses were summed up in
December 30, 2020
Delaware State University (DSU), which earlier this year acquired Wesley College, a private liberal arts college, received $1 million from the Delaware-based non-profit Longwood Foundation to help ease the transition.
With the acquisition, DSU hopes to create one of five anticipated colleges directly on the Wesley campus, starting with the Wesley College of Health and Behavioral Sciences. The aid will also go into recruiting new employees and faculty members.
Referring to the longstanding association with Longwood Foundation, DSU director of media relations
The Philadelphia Tribune, “This marks a particular move forward in our relationship with Longwood because they’re partnering with us in what will be a long-term change in the entire higher educational setup in Delaware.”
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