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Jun 16
4

Delta State Alumna Contributes to Mississippi Heritage-The African American Influence Mobile App

By | Alumni, Community, Delta Center, General, Graduate and Continuing Studies, Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area, Press Releases, Students | No Comments

 

In spring 2019, The Delta Center and the McNair Research Scholars Program at Delta State University collaborated to provide an enriching cultural heritage education experience for a Delta State student.

Jayla Miller, now a Delta State alumna who was born and raised in the Mississippi Delta, dedicated the final semester of her senior year to interning with The Delta Center, where she researched Mississippi Delta African American cultural heritage landmarks. Her research was used to develop the Delta portion of the Mississippi Heritage-The African American Influence (MS Heritage AAI) mobile app. Read More

Jun 11
41

Former Delta State University Student Confesses to Creating Racist Social Media Post about Herself

By | Academics, Admissions, Alumni, Athletics, Community, Diversity Committee, Faculty/Staff, Foundation, General, President, Press Releases, QEP, Student Affairs, Student Life, Students, Winning the Race | No Comments

 

Earlier today, a former Delta State University student confessed to DSU police to creating a racist social media post about herself. Initially, she had admitted to posting it on her own Facebook page, but, until today, had denied that she had been the originator of the post. Delta State officials are determining the proper course of action. Read More

May 14
0

New Album with DSU’s Tricia Walker about Hospice Workers Raises Money for Their PPE in the Pandemic

By | Alumni, College of Arts and Sciences, Community, Delta Music Institute, Faculty/Staff, General, Press Releases | No Comments

 

How do retired Delta State University employees spend their time? If you’re Tricia Walker, former director of the Delta Music Institute (DMI), you give back through your craft, especially in a time of crisis.

Walker, who spent 26 years in Nashville as a performer, music publisher, and music producer before coming to Delta State in 2006 to develop the DMI program, co-created a new album about hospice professionals, The World Around the Bed: Songs of hope and healing. Proceeds from it will support the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE) for them in the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

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