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Aerial view of Deeds Field-Piper Stadium.

Denison rolls out new turf for football and field hockey

Deeds Field-Piper Stadium resurfacing is the latest in a series of improvements and renovations to athletic facilities.
Photo of Margot Singer standing in front of a large bookshelf.

Professor Margot Singer on writing “Secret Agent Man”

“I didn’t want to write a tribute to (my father’s) career. I wanted to know where he came from, who he was — and who I was as a result.”
via Literary Hub
A white goat grazes on invasive plants.

The GOATs of greenery control

Denison’s creative solution to invasive plants: a hungry, adorable herd.
Web conference image of Bobby Rahal

Bobby Rahal ’75 is honorary grand marshal of The Honda Indy 200

Rahal won the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course twice in Lexington as a driver and once as a team owner with his son, Graham.
via CW Columbus
Photo of Jon Ansel

Jon Ansel ’80 named to Wayne County charitable board

Ansel, a former president of D+S Distribution Inc., has also served on the Wooster City Council and other area boards.
via Wayne County Community Foundation
Photo of Dr. John Wright and family as featured on WVU Foundation website.

Dr. John Wright ’74 creates scholarship at WV School of Medicine

Wright, who continues to see patients and teach part-time, said the $100,000 establishing gift pays tribute to his West Virginia roots.
via WVU Foundation
A photo of Denison's Women's Lacrosse team in uniform with a large Denison flag bearing the Block D Denison Athletics logo celebrates its Sweet Sixteen victory.

Big Red spring sports highlights

A dominating spring campaign, which produced an NCAA men’s tennis title, vaulted Denison to a sixth straight conference all-sports trophy.
Photo of Denison alumni and families gathered on campus; several large white tents and tables full of people fill the quad.

Hundreds come home to The Hill

Anchored by a solid turnout from the Class of 1975, Reunion 2025 was a rousing success.
A collage of four photos of the Men's Tennis team with their championship trophy, Men's Swim & Dive team with their national championship trophy, Women's Lacrosse team celebrating their season, and the Men's Baseball team gathered for a team photo.

Unprecedented: Inside Denison’s extraordinary year in sports

Two national titles and six top-8 finishes, a journey years in the making.
Photo of Matthew Lavin

Assistant Professor Matthew Lavin: reproducing results is essential to our teaching and research

Reproducibility may be the key idea students need to balance trust in evidence with healthy skepticism.
via Massachusetts Sun
Shannon Wanless ’99

Shannon Wanless ’99 to direct Pittsburgh research center

Associate Professor Wanless will direct the University Center for Social and Urban Research, which conducts research to improve communities.
via Pittwire.com
Duc Le ’26 with Associate Professor Keith Spencer, chair of the Department of Visual Arts.

Applied practice drives student innovation

From posters to brochures, Duc Le ’26 merges inventive flair, tactical thinking, and hands-on techniques with bold design.
by

Manan Sarupria ’25
Professor Margot Singer

Professor Margot Singer explores layered identities in new book

Award-winning author and Professor Margot Singer explores intrigue and identity in her collection of personal essays, Secret Agent Man.
The Men's Tennis team with their trophy in front of the final scoreboard.

A dream fulfilled: Denison wins its first NCAA men’s tennis title

Big Red caps a dominant season with a comeback victory in the final to continue a remarkable year for Denison athletics.
Devin Javens ’22

Devin Javens ’22 is new assistant swim coach at Bucknell University

Javens helped the Big Red women’s swim and dive team to a third-place finish at the 2022 NCAA Championships and earned an NCAC silver medal.
via swimswam
Photo of Matt Tanney, new associate vice president and director of athletics

Denison names Matt Tanney new associate vice president and director of athletics

The former director of athletics at Wabash College joins Denison July 1, 2025.
Photo of a graduate's cap with a 2025 tassel.

‘Life is jazz, baby:’ Denison celebrates 184th Commencement

Class of 2025 Commencement stories, photos, and video.
Photo of Katherine Prestridge ’21

Katherine Prestridge ’21 joins law firm of Hahn Loeser

Prestridge will focus on complex commercial litigation and construction disputes.
via hahnlaw.com
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