What's Happening

2020

Visiting Artists

Writers Eula Biss and John Bresland Will Visit Campus

Journalism at Denison and the Beck Series welcome writers Eula Biss and John Bresland to campus for master classes and a joint reading.

Date: January 30, 2020

Spotlights

Zoe Meyer '23 with assistant journalism professor Doug Swift

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The meaning of mentorship

Zoe Meyer '23 was a junior when she decided to major in journalism. The late move felt risky, but assistant professor Doug Swift had her back.

Unearthing the mystery of volcanic eruptions

Professor Erik Klemetti is winning awards for writing about his favorite research topic: volcanoes.

Inspiring students to pursue their passion for storytelling is rewarding to visiting assistant journalism professor Doug Swift, who arrived at Denison in 2017.

5 questions with Journalism’s Doug Swift

Swift talks about why he got into documentaries and how he involved students in his latest project, 10,000 Acres.

Documentary explores human relationship to the land

It took 10 years for journalism professor Doug Swift to document and assemble the chronicle of this small, but revealing, corner of Appalachia.

24 hours of improv and 4 years with a new ‘family’

This 24-hour improv show is an extreme bonding experience, a great way to get close to your friends, and a big opportunity to work toward a common goal

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Off The Hill and into a community

The Reporting Project at Denison is putting heart into local news — and telling one of Licking County’s biggest stories.

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Unlocking Potential: Bridget Welch '22

Learning comedy cross-training at Second City in Chicago

The Payoff

Newspaper intern Jake Gunther ’22 finds the rewards of taking chances.

An aerial view of north quad and the IM field

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On Resilience

Poetry by Riley Halpern '22

Professor Erik Klemetti presents Ava Goodwin '23 with the Grand Buzzy Champion Award

Podcast-a-thon features student audio stories

This year's Podcast-a-thon engaged over 250 students and faculty from 9 classes, mentored by audio professionals.

Reports from the “Missing Middle”

The Reporting Project puts Journalism students where the stories are happening — and gives them a place to practice their craft.

Beck guest and GLCA fiction award winner Lesley Nneka Arimah

Learning from experienced writers

The Beck Series brings renowned authors and poets to campus so students learn from expert writers in multiple genres.

An Outside the Box Business

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

Award-winning filmmaker shares storytelling insights

Finding a story is never a passive process. It's done by trial and error, and with an eye on shifting circumstances.

Magazine internship builds hard and soft skills

In the Summer of 2020, Sarah Hume '22 found a great internship with Story magazine through a Denison Narrative Journalism program.

What's Happening

Alumni

Denison ranked #1 in student-teacher interaction

‘The climb is the fun part’

$11 million gift fuels Denison career launch initiatives

What's Happening

2020

Spotlights

The meaning of mentorship

Unearthing the mystery of volcanic eruptions

5 questions with Journalism’s Doug Swift

Documentary explores human relationship to the land

24 hours of improv and 4 years with a new ‘family’

Off The Hill and into a community

Unlocking Potential: Bridget Welch '22

The Payoff

On Resilience

Podcast-a-thon features student audio stories

Reports from the “Missing Middle”

Learning from experienced writers

An Outside the Box Business

Award-winning filmmaker shares storytelling insights

Magazine internship builds hard and soft skills

What's Happening

Eric Wharton '23, arts and culture reporter

Journalism graduate Zoe Meyer now with the Sierra Sun

Film co-produced by Denison Fellow Molly Born debuts