2025

Denison University 2025 Student Commencement Speaker Jess Cohen
Announcements & Updates
2025 Student Commencement Speaker: Jess Cohen ’25
Denison’s 2025 student commencement speaker is Jess Cohen, a history and Black studies double major from Brooklyn, New York.
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Karen Spierling
Faculty
Prof. Karen Spierling: Different cultures can thrive side by side
An active Sunday morning at the Columbus Convention Center offers proof that "real human beings" cross divides and care for one another.
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George Cooper
In the News
George Cooper '92 joins Roosevelt Conservation Partnership board
Cooper leads Forbes Tate Partners' natural resources and outdoor recreation government affairs practice.
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Chris Riedy Headshot
In the News
Chris Riedy ’97 to oversee revenue-generating activities at Ibotta
As CRO, Riedy will bring his years of experience at X (formerly Twitter) to the largest digital promotions network in North America.
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2024

Jess Cohen ’25 working as an assistant teacher at a local school in Accra.
Students
From Granville to Ghana: expanding a point of view
Jess Cohen ’25 spent a semester in Ghana learning to rethink her ideas about the world.
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In the News
Todd Marion ’88 joins Easterly Asset Management as Senior VP
Marion, a former VP at Oppenheimer Funds, brings his expertise in managing multibillion-dollar territories and fostering relationships to Easterly.
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Faculty
Associate professor Lauren Araiza on multiracial coalitions
Lauren Araiza gives a virtual talk on ‘The Black Freedom Struggle and the United Farm Workers’ to celebrate Cesar Chavez Day.
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Field Trips
Exploring the North and South Poles — without leaving Ohio
History majors in a senior seminar cracked into the archives at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program.
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2023

Faculty
Today's History Wars in Historical Context
Megan Threlkeld compares 1890s Progressive-era arguments for civics and history education with present-day battles over the "Hillsdale Curriculum."
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Alumni
Donald Grady '09 senior director with International Dairy
Donald Grady '09, Denison graduate with a degree in history, directs legislative affairs for the International Dairy Foods Association in Washington D.C.
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Carter Patton ’23 in conversation with Megan Threlkeld
Denison Magazine
A history lesson all his own
With help from history professor Megan Threlkeld, Carter Patton ’23 tapped his family past for an inventive senior project on World War II.
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Megan Threlkeld
What's Happening
Teaching "history wars" opens students' eyes
Professor Megan Threlkeld helps students "understand that the past is contested terrain."
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Faculty
College IS the real world says Professor Spierling
"If we think of ourselves as working in a world separate from these "real-world" realities, we ourselves become obstacles," says Prof. Spierling.
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Jay Jackson '25 with former Denison Basketball Head Coach Bob Ghiloni
Awards & Honors
Jay Jackson ’25 recognized for positive contributions
Jay Jackson ’25 wins Denison’s Joe Hines ’04 Award, which recognizes a student with a keen interest in diversity, serving others, and leadership.
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Lectures & Discussions
Critical Scholarly Perspectives on Wakanda Forever
Faculty Panel will be held discussing the Critical Scholarly Perspectives of the recent film Wakanda Forever.
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Collage of 90s Denison Alumni
Denison Magazine
To go proudly and boldly into the world
For these high-achieving ’90s graduates, an education on The Hill was about exploring, stumbling, adapting — and thriving.
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2022

Students in class
Faculty
'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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Rick and Cindy Kienzle
Alumni
Denison to build new stadium for men’s and women’s lacrosse and soccer
Kienzle Stadium will provide world-class facilities for Denison athletics.
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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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Columbus at night
Internships
Workforce and Talent Solutions internship leads to career
A One Columbus internship gave Tammy Palasigue '21 an inside look at an economic developer — and a new career.
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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
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Alumni
Jarrett Horne '19 on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Jarrett Horne '19, now an M.A. candidate at George Washington's Elliott School of International Affairs, makes a case for the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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2021

Advice & Tips
The Agony and the Ecstasy of the History Senior Seminar
Take it straight from these history majors: their senior seminar experiences are something they’ll carry with them long after Denison.
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Awards & Honors
2021-2022 History Honors & Awards
Department of History student scholarship/awards recipients, fellows and Phi Alpha Theta Members.
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Raymond Marolt '14
Alumni
Mapping a Career in Foreign Policy
Raymond Marolt '14 visited with Global Commerce and History majors on Zoom to share his pro-tips about building foreign policy-related careers.
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Senior student researchers with t-shirts that read "My research is history"
Internships
2021 Senior Research Projects in the Books
We are celebrating our senior history majors who conquered the challenge of independent year-long research projects during a Covid year.
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Prof. Karen Spierling
In the News
The ROI of getting out of comfort zones
Prof. Karen Spierling shares an op-ed about the value of embracing liberal arts skills while stepping into professional settings.
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Faculty
The Liberal Arts and Stakeholder Capitalism
In a recent op-ed, Professor Karen Spierling discusses why we need the liberal arts to achieve stakeholder capitalism.
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Faculty
We Must Fight Racism With Cross-Racial Solidarity
Associate Professor Lauren Araiza's recent op-ed on fighting racism with cross-racial solidarity. We Must Fight Racism With Cross-Racial Solidarity
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Alumni
A Sideline Chat with Bobby Rahal '75
History major Bobby Rahal '75 has made his own history as a successful race car driver.
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