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Checklist for History Majors/Minors

A quick guide to requirements for History majors/minors

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Joanna T. Tague

Associate Professor

Chair of History

taguej@denison.edu

Jackie Forshey

Academic Administrative Assistant

forsheyj@denison.edu

Spotlights

Winter 2022 cover

Denison Magazine

The ON Switch

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

Sarah Davis ’94, Chief Ranger at Yellowstone National Park

Denison Magazine

The View From Here

How Sarah Davis ’94 works to protect the park from the people and the people from the park as Chief Ranger at Yellowstone.

Elle Stevens '20 on Capitol Hill

A running start at making history

As a congressional intern for the US House of Representatives, Elle Stevens ’20 is contributing to history.

The student-led BOX!t team

An Outside the Box Business

Thinking about boxes helped Dana Randall ‘21 step outside of hers.

Caileigh Marshall ’19

Breathe easy

When COVID-19 struck, Caileigh Marshall ’19 became part of a national effort to produce the gold standard of respirators for healthcare practitioners.

Students working together

How We Learn

Interdisciplinarity and the career value of the liberal arts

A humanities-based major focused on how global commerce, businesses, and societies shape one another points the way forward, says Karen E. Spierling

Lucy Reynolds

Where We Go

Leadership and the Power of Choice

Lucy Reynolds ’94 helps people all over the world discover how to connect their life with their passion.

Tommy McMaster ‘19 conducting lab experiment

Where We Go

An Unusual Path to Med School

Tommy McMaster ’19 has been accepted to med school as a junior. He captains the varsity lacrosse team and performs with Denison's improv comedy troupe.

Jerome Price ’12

Where We Go

Teaching Is a Calling for Jerome Price ’12

When Jerome Price graduated from Denison University in 2012, he had no doubt where his career path lay.

Rhayna Kramer '19

How We Learn

What mixed girls may not tell you

Rhayna Kramer '19 explores "colorism" in today's society.

Denison student at desk

How We Learn

Challenging the comfort zone

A class in history opens the door to hard work and success.

Jewell Porter

How We Live

Finding the right choice

For Jewell Porter '16, the right college wasn't her first choice, here's why

Talking History with Alex Trebek

How We Learn

Talking History with Alex Trebek

You might have detected a subtle but familiar sight on Jeopardy! - Swasey Chapel, dotting a red silk necktie.

Berlin: Beneath the Divide 1

How We Learn

Berlin: Beneath the Divide

A team-taught class traveled to Berlin to study the effects of urban division on culture and society.

Joanna Tague, smiling in office

How We Learn

Research in Africa

A Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship gives Denison faculty Joanna Tague the opportunity to continue her research in Africa.

What's Happening

In the News

'Parents, let your teens do hard things'

"The work of learning in college is hard," says Prof. Karen Spierling "But the learning parts are meant to be hard. Otherwise, what is the point?"

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Denison’s new lacrosse stadium: A championship experience

Kienzle Stadium will provide world-class facilities for Denison athletics.

Lectures & Discussions

Speakers and Event Series on Post-Communist Transitions

The International Studies program has organized events to recognize 30 years since the fall of the Soviet Union.

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