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2023

Awards & Honors

Maddy Murphy '23 honored with the 2023 Kussmaul Award

Maddy Murphy is winner of the 2023 Kussmaul Friendship Award for her contributions to “the friendly relations between the village and college.”

Date: May 11, 2023

2020

Awards & Honors

PPE major Ben Cross '20 wins President's Medal

Ben Cross '20, a Political Science, Philosophy and Economics major, was awarded Denison's President's Medal, the college's highest student honor.

Date: May 4, 2020

Awards & Honors

Ben Cross ’20, winner of the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

Ben Cross has been named a fall recipient of the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, a $10,000 graduate program award.

Date: February 27, 2020

Spotlights

Scott Smitson in a classroom pointing at a map

Learning grand strategy from a master

In a course taught by military strategist Scott Smitson, students explore theory, policy, partnerships, and other tools to solve wicked problems.

How to solve childhood poverty

Economics professor Andrea Ziegert's new book offers a glimpse of a hopeful future.

Denison Magazine

The ON Switch

Conversations with faculty about what it means to teach — and to trigger those amazing moments of illumination

Post-grad Scholarship Leads to Law School

Ben Cross '20 is headed to law school with a $10,000 scholarship, thanks to his outstanding efforts in the classroom and on the field.

How We Live

Connecting Two Worlds

Sueshin “Sarah” Moon ’22 has made it her mission to enhance the Denison experience for her fellow international students.

How We Learn

The 'spectre' of Marxism

Marx's wide influence across disciplines was celebrated during a two-day event.

How We Learn

Three disciplines: Exponential

Philosophy, political science and economics major Antrim Ross '16 shares her thoughts on her major.

Where We Go

Thomas E. Skidmore '54

Harvard offered Thomas Skidmore '54 a post-doctoral fellowship in 1961 to change his history specialty to Modern Latin America.

What's Happening

In the News

Three Denison professors awarded tenure in 2024

Inside-the-beltway internship yields great experiences

Denison’s Liv Gjestvang recognized as technology leader

What's Happening

2023

2020

Spotlights

Learning grand strategy from a master

How to solve childhood poverty

The ON Switch

Post-grad Scholarship Leads to Law School

Connecting Two Worlds

The 'spectre' of Marxism

Three disciplines: Exponential

Thomas E. Skidmore '54

What's Happening

Michael Plowgian '99 rejoins KPMG from the US treasury department

Maddy Murphy '23 honored with the 2023 Kussmaul Award

Madeleine Murphy ’23: President’s Medalist