Academics History What's Happening What's Happening Get the latest news and updates related to History at Denison University. Navigate History About Degree Requirements Courses Honors & Awards Alumni & Careers Faculty & Staff Forms, Policies, Publications - All - Faculty 2024 FacultyAssociate professor Lauren Araiza on multiracial coalitionsLauren Araiza gives a virtual talk on ‘The Black Freedom Struggle and the United Farm Workers’ to celebrate Cesar Chavez Day.Date: April 22, 2024 2023 FacultyToday's History Wars in Historical ContextMegan Threlkeld compares 1890s Progressive-era arguments for civics and history education with present-day battles over the "Hillsdale Curriculum."Date: August 21, 2023 FacultyCollege 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.Date: April 6, 2023 2022 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?"Date: August 29, 2022 2021 FacultyThe Liberal Arts and Stakeholder CapitalismIn a recent op-ed, Professor Karen Spierling discusses why we need the liberal arts to achieve stakeholder capitalism.Date: April 8, 2021 FacultyWe Must Fight Racism With Cross-Racial SolidarityAssociate Professor Lauren Araiza's recent op-ed on fighting racism with cross-racial solidarity. We Must Fight Racism With Cross-Racial SolidarityDate: April 5, 2021 2020 FacultyHow we train business leaders needs to changeHow we train business leaders needs to change—and higher education needs to step up.Date: October 26, 2020 FacultyHistorical alliance behind today’s Strike for Black LivesA partnership between the Black Panther Party and the United Farm Workers has paid off.Date: July 22, 2020 FacultyProf. Karen Spierling honored with 2020 Bonar AwardDenison University Professor of History Karen Spierling has been honored with the 2020 Bonar Award for exemplary teaching and mentoringDate: June 5, 2020 FacultyThe Medieval History Of Our Modern Hospitals History major Rick Brewer ' 16 interviewed his former professor Adam Davis on Iowa Public Radio.Date: June 2, 2020 FacultySpring of 2020 newly tenured professorsWelcome to the Spring 2020 newly tenured professors at Denison University.Date: April 28, 2020 FacultyProf Adam Davis Shares History of Churches As HospitalsIn times of crisis, churches have long served as hospitals says Professor Adam Davis.Date: April 27, 2020 FacultyProfessor, medieval historian Adam Davis authors new book Professor of History Adam Davis has written a new book on the rise of the hospital during Europe’s first great age of commerce.Date: January 21, 2020 2019 Faculty2019: The Year of the BookDuring 2019, three members of the History Department published books that are shaping scholarly discussions in their fields of historical research.Date: December 17, 2019 FacultyThe case for rigorous, critical & empathetic thinking"What are the chances that the world can survive increasing globalization without the humanities?" asks Prof. Karen Spierling.Date: December 13, 2019 FacultyWhat We Worked on Last SummerThis past summer was a busy one in the history department, full of research, travel, writing, and teaching.Date: September 6, 2019 FacultyProf's Letter to the Editor Re: The Business Roundtable StatementDirector of Global Commerce Karen Spierling addresses the recent Business Roundtable statement in a letter to the NYTimes editor.Date: August 25, 2019 FacultyJoanna Tague Granted TenureAssistant Professor of History Joanna Tague has been granted tenure and will be promoted to associate professor in the fall of 2019.Date: March 7, 2019 2017 FacultyHistory professor awarded Clare Hall Fellowship at CambridgeNext year, Professor Adam Davis will be researching medieval history as a newly minted Visiting Fellow at Clare Hall of Cambridge University.Date: May 23, 2017
Inside-the-beltway internship yields great experiences As a legal intern in Washington, D.C., Jay Jackson ’25 staffed a $69 billion Federal Trade Commission hearing.
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.
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.
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.
Denison Magazine The ON Switch Conversations with faculty about what it means to teach — and to trigger those amazing moments of illumination
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.
A running start at making history As a congressional intern for the US House of Representatives, Elle Stevens ’20 is contributing to history.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
How We Learn What mixed girls may not tell you Rhayna Kramer '19 explores "colorism" in today's society.
How We Learn Challenging the comfort zone A class in history opens the door to hard work and success.
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. Read more
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. Read more
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." Read more