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Students during an on-campus Reynold Writing Workshop

High Schoolers Embrace Virtual Learning at Reynolds Workshop

For the first time in its 26 years, the weeklong writing program for high schoolers, annually held on Denison’s campus was entirely online.
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Savannah Delgross ‘19
Denison students on Chapel Walk

Program Allows Students to Take a “Gap Year, Without the Gap”

Denison University Launches a Program That Allows Students to Take a “Gap Year, Without the Gap”

Extreme story-telling: Life during a pandemic

Full Story Film Festival features student stories and an intimate look at lives lived under COVID-19.
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Liz Anastasiadis ‘21
Oyauma Garrison '96

Oyauma Garrison ‘96 shortlisted for Columbus CEO of the Year

Oyauma Garrison ‘96, president and CEO for A Kid Again, is a finalist for Columbus CEO of the Year.
via Columbus CEO

Youth, joy, and vitality

A theatre production by and for people of color opens horizons for the entire campus.
Midnight family

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.
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Savannah Delgross ‘19
Prof. Karen Powell Sears

Gaining knowledge, even when knowing feels uncomfortable

Learning about racism and white privilege can make us better, says Prof. Karen Powell Sears.
via Columbus Dispatch
KC Crain '02

KC Crain ‘02 named Crain’s Communications CEO

KC Crain has been named CEO of Crain Communications Inc., the Detroit-based, family-owned media company of more than 20 publications.
via European Rubber Journal
Chase Beamer '97

Chase Beamer ‘97: Two-decade career in the US Foreign Service

Chase Beamer ‘97 represents the US Department of State as a National Security Affairs Fellow at the Hoover Institution.
via Hoover Institution
Prof. Rachel Mitton-Fry

Prof. Rachel Mitton-Fry solves puzzles in chemistry

“Understanding things on an atomic level truly allows you to better understand how the world and the body works,” says Asso Prof Rachel Mitton-Fry.
via Newark Advocate
Tony Hall '64

Tony Hall ‘64 awarded Dayton Peace Prize

Former congressman and US ambassador Tony Hall ‘64 was named the recipient of 2020 Peace Prize by the Dayton Peace Accords Anniversary Committee.
via Dayton 2 News
Carron Montgomery '04

Carron Montgomery ‘04 “Everybody’s anxious”

Carron Montgomery ‘04 sees firsthand how the pandemic has taken a toll on the mental health of children, teens, and families.
via Shawnee Mission Post
Greg Lott

Faculty member selected to fellowship

Gregory Lott, ass’t prof. of Health, Exercise & Sport Studies, was selected as an American Kinesiology Association Leadership Institute fellow.
Gus Biggio '93

US Marine Gus Biggio ‘93 offers a new memoir

Gus Biggio’s memoir, The Wolves of Helmand: A View from Inside the Den of Modern War explores the attorney’s two terms in the Marine Corps.
via NPR
students performing outside eisner

Curtains up on campuses

Broadway may be closed, but performing and other arts are thriving at some colleges, writes Professor Margot Singer.
via Inside Higher Ed
Walter "Dakota" Williams

Walter “Dakota” Williams tapped for NAACP

Community developer Walter “Dakota” Williams has been named president of an NAACP branch in Edwardsville, IL.
via Illinois Business Journal
Jack Shuler

Denison Professor Explores Ohio’s Opioid Crisis from the Ground Up

Denison Professor Jack Shuler has published a new book, “This is Ohio: The Overdose Crisis and the Frontlines of a New America.”
American farmland

New Book Highlights Perils of “Parachute Journalism”

Denison professors co-edit new book, “Midland: Reports from Flyover Country,” a collection of essays that negates stereotypes of the Midwest.
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Dana Randall ‘21
Tima Kaba '19

Wide open possibilities

When Tima Kaba ‘19 returned from a post-graduate fellowship in Tanzania, she was unemployed and uncertain of the future. Today, she is in her dream job.
Heaven Wade '21

Social justice leadership

Denison’s Black Student Union is one of the oldest and most influential clubs on campus. Chief Minister Heaven Wade ’21 shares her insights.
Ralph Schlosstein '72

Ralph Schlosstein ‘72, president and CEO of Evercore

Money, Inc. features 10 things you didn’t know about Ralph Schlosstein ‘72, co-founder of BlackRock and president and CEO of Evercore.
via Money, Inc.
Dr. Bruce Spiess '76

Saving Lives

For years Dr. Bruce Spiess ‘76 has been helping to save lives as an open-heart anesthesiology specialist. Today, he’s poised to save thousands.
Gus Biggio '93

Gus Biggio ‘93 unfolds experience in Afghanistan war

Author and veteran Gus Biggio’s new book, The Wolves of Helmand, illuminates the Afghanistan war from an inside perspective.
via Foxnews.com
The Big Red (bald) lacrosse team

Lax for Life

A hair-razing event unites a team behind a great cause.
Karen Spierling

The Time for Teamwork Is Now

COVID-19 presents new opportunities for teamwork in academic settings write Global Commerce directors Karen Spierling and Jane Palmer.
via Inside Higher Education
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.
T-Mobile executive Monisha Mukhija '11

The career potential of interpersonal connections

The ability to make connections — between people and ideas — has given T-Mobile executive Monisha Mukhija ‘11 an edge in her career.
Hold Hold Spill artwork

“Hold Hold Spill”

Artist and professor Sheilah ReStack describes her work as something recognizable, but changed.
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Dana Randall ‘22
Jeffrey Forbes '87

Bipartisan Politics

A successful bipartisan public affairs firm has hired scads of Denison interns. Here’s how this political partnership started.
Imani Holmes '19, leading an "Intro to Global Health" class

The hidden bias in health care

Imani Holmes ‘19 returns to campus to share insights from her work with healthcare clients at Edelman.
Jack Wheeler

Staff Therapist Jack Wheeler honored

Jack Wheeler, a therapist at the Whisler Center for Student Wellness, has been honored for his contributions on Licking County’s 20 Under 40 list.
via Newark Advocate
Sarah Spielman '21

A ‘DESIREE’ for Beamtime

A summer project in Sweden at the DESIREE facility is just one highlight of physics major Sarah Spielman’s research into negative ions.
Matthew Christiansen '05

Dr. Matthew Christiansen ‘05 new director WV drug control policy

Working with individuals in recovery has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career says Dr. Matthew Christiansen ‘05 (Biology major).
via WVVA NBC
Alison Waldman ’10

The healing power of breaking barriers

Artists can cross lines that medical professionals sometimes don’t have the space to.
Trish Perry and her son Billy

This is Ohio Excerpt: A New Way of Thinking About Addiction

Enjoy an excerpt from Prof Jack Shuler’s recent book, “This is Ohio”: A New Way of Thinking About Addiction.
via Columbus Monthly
Tait Ferguson '23 and Jacob Rains '21

DU Votes

Denison students canvas the campus to register voters and get out the vote.

Shaquira Johnson ‘98 to lead Boys & Girls Club development team

KeyBank VP Shaquira Johnson ‘98 (Communication major) has been chosen to lead the revenue team of Northeast Ohio’s Boys & Girls Club.
via Morning Journal

Bluegrass: History in Musical Form

Denison’s Bluegrass Ensemble embraces the old-time radio-hour genre for a virtual performance.
Malina Infante '24

Make Your Mark

First-year students develop leadership skills to implement their personal goals throughout four years of college.
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Malina Infante ‘24
Prof. Adam Davis

Reclaiming Intellectual Community

Scholarship and teaching are enriched via intellectual community, says Prof. Adam Davis, sharing ways to enhance dialogue in today’s environment.
via Inside Higher Ed

Announcing the William Payne Innovation Lab

Denison University announces the creation of the William Payne Innovation Lab for Racial, Social, Political, and Communal Sustainability.

A multi-pronged approach reopens campus safely

Denison is partnering with experts, taking guidance from science, and being flexible and adaptable to achieve holistic health for the community.
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Adam Weinberg
LeBron James

Black athletes may positively affect Black voter turnout

Study by DU Faculty Robert Bennett III notes that Black athletes’ potential to connect with voters can be larger than that of politicians.
via Politico
Gabriella Longo '23

Finding her edge

Taking a stab at fencing proved to Gabriella Longo ‘23 that she could go the distance.

Ohio EPA awards Denison platinum recognition

Denison University’s commitment to sustainability is being recognized by state and national organizations.
Denison groundskeeping staff with Andrew and the Kodner family

Denison staff build “Field of Dreams” for a young boy

When a little boy with leukemia wanted to “play ball,” Denisonians stepped up to the plate.
Girls Preparatory School

French teacher Megan Cover ‘93 to lead girls prep school

French major and teacher Megan Cover ‘93 will lead the Chattanooga Girls Preparatory School.
via The Chattanoogan.com
Gavel

Mark Stevens ‘99 appointed judge in North Carolina

Former English major Mark Stevens has been appointed a judge in North Carolina, where he served as an assistant DA in Wake County since 2008.
via myfox8.com