Delaware State College President Tony Allen has been charged with driving below the affect (DUI). In line with a report by Delaware On-line, based mostly on court docket data, Allen was driving a private automobile on Route 1 in July. His blood-alcohol stage was roughly 1.5 occasions the authorized restrict in Delaware of 0.08%, registering at 0.128%.
A Delaware State College spokesperson, when reached by Delaware On-line following securement of the court docket data, mentioned Allen had no remark and intends to respect and cooperate with the authorized course of. Allen has served as president of Delaware State College since 2020. Throughout his tenure, the college has skilled expansive development and was ranked ninth within the U.S. Information & World Report’s prime 10 HBCUs.
He additionally facilitated the acquisition of Wesley School. Within the deal, Delaware State inherited 50 acres of land, 21 buildings, and 14 tutorial applications. The previous Wesley School campus is now thought-about “Delaware State College Downtown,” or DSU Downtown.
Allen began his profession as a speechwriter for then-Senator Joe Biden, serving from 1997 to 2000. He was later appointed by President Joe Biden to function the chair of the President’s Board of Advisors on Traditionally Black Faculties and Universities. This appointment got here only a 12 months after Allen grew to become president of Delaware State.
The board was established to advance the objectives of the White Home Initiative on HBCUs, which was created throughout the Jimmy Carter administration. The initiative’s function is to extend the capability of HBCUs to supply a high-quality schooling to their college students and to proceed serving as “engines of alternative.”
Allen additionally facilitated the hiring of former NFL All-Professional DeSean Jackson as the top soccer coach. Below Allen’s management, the college laid out a three-phase plan throughout the Capital Enchancment Committee Funds Listening to in July that finally facilitated within the allocation of $20 million by way of a Delaware bond invoice accredited on July 1st.