2023

In the News
In a new study, Prof. Shiri Noy concludes institutional review boards can be helpful in undergraduate research ethics.
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Alumni
Aparna Ghosh .08 explores multiple branches of knowledge as Eckerd College's new assistant professor and technical services and collections librarian
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Announcements & Updates
Prof. Brad Lepper contributes to recognition of 2000-year-old Indigenous works as UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Alumni
Mallory Cheng '19 will join Wisconsin Public Radio as midday host and news producer for its new statewide podcast “Wisconsin Today.”
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Alumni
Makiva McIntoshv'02 joins YWCA's executive leadership as chief advancement and engagement officer.
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Alumni
Kristina K. Bethea Odejimi '06 joins Emory University as dean of students and associate vice president for belonging, engagement and community.
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Alumni
"Anger Management For Black Male Teens: A Practical Guide To Help Your Teen Manage Their Emotions," draws on Kenneth Bourne's career as a social worker.
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Film Screenings
Denison's Third Annual Middle East Film Festival in Herrick Hall on Thursdays at 6pm during the month of February.
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2022

Faculty
In this podcast, three Denison professors discuss why Black girls are judged as if they're adults, which has significant ramifications today.
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Awards & Honors
As a Fulbright grantee, Cynthia Guerrero '22 will serve as an English teaching assistant and cultural ambassador in Peru.
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Featured News
Denison University’s Board of Trustees has recently awarded tenure to six members of the faculty.
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Conferences & Symposia
Ali Imran '24 will present their summer scholar research, "Laal Husayn: The Queer Politics of Sufism and Poetic Voice in Punjab."
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2021

What's Happening
Taha shares his journey into public health and documentary filmmaking with journalism/English, global health and sociology classes.
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Awards & Honors
Jacqueline Maricela Figueroa: political science and anthropology/sociology double major, was selected as a 2021 President's Medalist.
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Faculty
Profs. Dean, Powell Sears and James discuss why Black girls like Ma'Khia Bryant are judged as if they're adults, in a Columbus Dispatch podcast.
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What's Happening
Avantaea Siefke '22 has been accepted to the ASA Honors Program for the summer of 2021, where she will present a paper.
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What's Happening
A panel discussion of AAPI hate crime in the wake of the Atlanta shootings that claimed eight people's lives including six Asian and Asian American women.
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Internships
Denison students report on uncovered history of an influential Black writer in Newark
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Film Screenings
Ten Years to Arab Uprisings - Denison's First Annual Middle East Film Festival
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Featured News
Prof. Shiri Noy recently was awarded a $12,500 grant to examine how religious and secular Americans view kindness in the context of COVID-19.
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Faculty
Prof. Shiri Noy shares insights on political and cultural sociology in this podcast.
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2020

Internships
Summer scholar research projects completed in the anthropology/sociology department in Summer 2020.
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Faculty
Denison Prof. Shiri Noy and UW-Milwaukee colleague Tim O’Brien are awarded a $55,000 grant to study the moral meanings of science and religion.
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Faculty
Prof. Shiri Noy with critical insight into the differences in responses as well as lenses through which to examine the social dimensions of pandemics.
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Awards & Honors
Lariona Jacobs '20, an Anthropology/Sociology & Communication double major, was awarded Denison's President's Medal, the college's highest student honor.
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Faculty
John Davis is a newly tenured professor.
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Students
Anthropology and sociology major Autumn Goodrum-Davis '20 has been named a Fulbright ETA finalist for Brazil.
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Alumni
Denison alumni and faculty spearhead projects to bring facial masks — and safety — to their community.
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2019

Featured News
Groundbreaking research by a Denison sociologist shed new light on the controversial topic of the value of “thoughts and prayers.”
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In the News
Is there value to the phrase "Thoughts & Prayers"? Prof. Shiri Noy's research explores this idea - the results are surprising.
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