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Last month, a University of Delaware student was charged with kidnapping and assaulting a woman in what’s been described as an act of domestic violence.In response, students protested, calling on UD to do more to address gender-based violence.Delaware Public Media’s Rebecca Baer spoke with UD grad and manager of “Know Your IX,” a national organization that works with students to end gender violence Sage Carson about the school’s response and how colleges can better protect students.

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A little-known program for trading air pollution credits in Delaware will allow a facility on the Route 9 Corridor to expand its manufacturing capacity.Delaware Public Media’s Sophia Schmidt reports some question whether the program benefits everyone.

With Halloween in the rearview mirror, retailers now turn their full attention to the holiday season.They’re hoping shoppers will spend big money this year. But will high prices and supply chain issues dash those hopes?Contributor Eileen Dallabrida offers a preview of what to expect as people to work through their holiday wish lists.

We don’t know how many enslaved people Founding Father John Dickinson and his family owned. But historians say, in Dickinson’s era, they were not meant to be remembered.That’s changing after the discovery of an African burial ground at the Dickinson Plantation near Dover.Delaware Public Media’s Roman Battaglia reports guided tours of the site allow visitors to reflect on the lives of those who lived and died there.

The curtain rises on a new season at The Playhouse on Rodney Square this weekend with performances there since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.The 108-year-old theatre has been dark for more than a year and a half.But in this week’s Arts Playlist Delaware Public Media's Mark Fowser tells out of adversity comes opportunity, and the Playhouse returns with a new look after getting some needed improvements and renovations.

Greater Harrington Historical Society curator Doug Poore loves trains so much that he’s writing a series of books about railroad stations and trains.The third book in that series, Railroad Stations of Delmarva, comes out this week.And in this week’s Enlighten Me - Poore joins Delaware Public Media’s Kelli Steele to discuss it and history of trains in the region.

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The University of Delaware Center for Political Communication’s annual National Agenda series returns for its 11th year – promoting civil discourse with the theme “Reflecting America”One of this year’s six events featured Geston Pierre andt Berny Jacques joining the Center's associate director Lindsay Hoffman. Hoffman joins us this week to discuss their conversation.

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