Delaware 1862 Land-Grant Institution: University of Delaware
http://www.udel.edu @UDelaware
The University of Delaware traces its founding to 1743 when the “Free School” was opened in New London, PA (Delaware was a Pennsylvania colony until 1776). The school changed names and locations several times, including the Academy of Newark (1769), Newark College (1833), and Delaware College (1843). Closed in 1859, the school reopened in 1870 due to passage of the Morrill Act, and in 1921 it was renamed the University of Delaware.
President: Dennis Assanis assumed the presidency of the University of Delaware in 2016. He holds four degrees from the land-grant institution the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: M.S. in naval architecture and marine engineering; M.S. in mechanical engineering; M.S. in management; and Ph.D. in power and propulsion.
Delaware 1890 Land-Grant Institution: Delaware State University
https://www.desu.edu @DelStateUniv
The Delaware College for Colored Students was founded in 1891. Its name was changed to the State College for Colored Students in 1893, and then changed again to Delaware State College in 1947 before receiving its present name of Delaware State University in 1993.
President: Wilma Mishoe began serving as interim president of Delaware State University in 2018. Dr. Mishoe is the first offspring of a former Delaware State University president (Luna Mishoe, who was president from 1960-1987) to serve in the same leadership position.
