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Delta State University Alumni Association announces 2026 alumni award recipients

Contact: Nathan Duff FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: (662) 846-4678 Email: nduff@deltastate.edu Delta State University Alumni Association announces 2026 alumni award recipients ...

Mar 24, 2026, 5:06pm EDT

Delta State University to host Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition at Wright Art Center Gallery

Contact: Nathan Duff FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: (662) 846-4678 Email: nduff@deltastate.edu Delta State University to host Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition at Wright Art Ce...

Mar 24, 2026, 11:43am EDT

Delta State University announces the 44th Annual F. E. Woodall Conference for the Helping Professions

Contact: Nathan Duff FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: (662) 846-4678 Email: nduff@deltastate.edu Delta State University announces the 44th Annual F. E. Woodall Conference for the...

Mar 19, 2026, 11:12am EDT

Delta State University names Bengloff Executive Director of the Bologna Performing Arts Center

Contact: Nathan Duff FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: (662) 846-4678 Email: nduff@deltastate.edu Delta State University names Bengloff Executive Director of the Bologna Performing A...

Mar 17, 2026, 10:04am EDT

Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Damon Johnson recently met with DMI students to share his experience.

Damon Johnson joins DMI All-Access Series for exclusive student session

Damon Johnson joins DMI All-Access Series for exclusive student session CLEVELAND, Miss. - As part of the Delta Music Institute's (DMI) monthly All-Access Series, Delta State University students recently welcomed acclaimed guitarist and songwriter ...

Mar 16, 2026, 9:54am EDT

Delta State University announces "Centennial Under the Stars" celebration

Contact: Nathan Duff FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: (662) 846-4678 Email: nduff@deltastate.edu Delta State University announces "Centennial Under the Stars" celebration CLEVELAND, Miss. - Delta State University will bring its historic centennia...

Mar 13, 2026, 9:00am EDT

Participants in the 1969 sit-in by members of Delta State’s Black Students Organization joined campus and community leaders to unveil the Freedom Trail Marker commemorating their historic actions.

Delta State University unveils Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker honoring 1969 sit-in

Contact: Nathan Duff FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: (662) 846-4678 Email: nduff@deltastate.edu Delta State University unveils Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker honoring 1969 sit-in...

Mar 12, 2026, 8:58am EDT

Hip hop artist Waka Flocka Flame will headline DSU’s 2026 SpringFest.

Popular rapper Waka Flocka Flame to headline Springfest at DSU

Contact: Nathan Duff FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: (662) 846-4678 Email: nduff@deltastate.edu Popular rapper Waka Flocka Flame to headline Springfest at DSU CLEVELAND, Miss. - SpringFest, sponsored by the Student Government Association at Delt...

Mar 11, 2026, 9:00am EDT

(L to R) Glendscene Williams, Joe Lackey, MCEDA COO Larkin Simpson, Kevin Entrekin, Zina Taran, DSU President Dan Ennis, Vicki Bingham, Leslie Griffin, Heather Miller, Jeffrey Leffler, Merideth VanNamen, Kristen Land and Workforce Director at CMPDD Robin Parker recently toured the Amazon Web Services data center in Ridgeland.

Delta State faculty and staff visit Amazon and Nissan to strengthen industry engagement

Contact: Nathan Duff FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: (662) 846-4678 Email: nduff@deltastate.edu Delta State faculty and staff visit Amazon and Nissan to strengthen industry engagement CLEVELAND, Miss. - Faculty and staff from Delta State Univers...

Mar 6, 2026, 2:08pm EST

Participants in the 1969 sit-in (L to R) Mary Carter, Effie Sledge, Pearlie White, Maggie Crawford, Yvonne Stanford and Lula Jones.

Delta State University to unveil Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker honoring 1969 sit-in

Contact: Nathan Duff FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: (662) 846-4678 Email: nduff@deltastate.edu Delta State University to unveil Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker honoring 1969 sit-...

Mar 3, 2026, 9:45am EST

About Delta State University

Delta State University is a four-year public institution whose nearly 2,800 students come from most U.S. states and more than 45 countries. Situated in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, Delta State offers top-notch academic programs in business, arts, sciences, nursing, education, and more. DSU Athletics has won 14 national championships, 70 conference championships, and 37 regional titles.