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Since opening in summer 2022, the Hoaglin Wellness Center has become a popular gathering space for students looking to recharge.

Wellness center is a space to quiet the mind, recharge the body

Opened in 2022, the Ann and Thomas Hoaglin Wellness Center is the hub of Denison’s holistic approach to well-being.
Walkers at marathon

A long walk in the fight against cancer

Four Denison roommates reunited in October 2022 for 26.2 miles of memories, blisters, and hope.
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Chris DeVille
Kirstin Heinritz ’92 and her husband, Chris, flew in from Colorado to spend Big Red Weekend with their daughter Annie ’24. Photo credit: Patrick DeMichael

Big Red Weekend reveals the threads that connect Denisonians

Parents and alumni explored campus, attended special functions and sporting events, and walked down to the village to catch up on life at Denison.
Fred Porcheddu-Engel has brought the Middle Ages into the digital age with his research of manuscripts.

4 questions with English Professor Fred Porcheddu-Engel

As he celebrates his 30th year as part of the Denison faculty, Porcheddu-Engel remains as enthusiastic as the day he arrived as a student.
Zora Whitfield ’24

Edge summer program empowers students to tackle real-world issues

The signature Denison Edge project tasks participants with designing strategies to tackle complex problems facing select Columbus businesses.
students walking on campus

Why we need another national conversation about mental health on campus

We live in tough times, and colleges must help students develop skills and habits to cope.
Student with faculty member

Award-winning Summer Scholars program builds tomorrow’s researchers

Each summer, endowed funds support 120 to 140 students pursuing research under the supervision of a faculty member for up to 10 weeks
Student and faculty member talking to each other on the academic quad

Welcome to the Denison Class of 2026

Be highly motivated to take advantage of everything Denison offers, have an open mind, and be prepared to be challenged.
President Adam Weinberg speaks with alumni at the 2022 reunion.

2022 Reunion classes celebrate, return in big numbers

The five days of events marked the return of in-person campus reunions for the first time since 2019.
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Tom Reed
Bridget Welch and Lanie Rogers

Eight memorable hours: Commencement Day starts with the sunrise

It’s a day filled with scenes of emotion, soaring achievement, hard work, words of wisdom and long goodbyes. And a few pancakes.
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Tom Reed; Photos by Jo McCulty
Student holding a graduation cap with a '2020' tattoo on their arm

Class of 2020 returns, ready to celebrate and heal

“The community, the learning, the professors, the people … It’s what has made more than 300 of us want to come back on some random weekend in June.”
Students in the red frame lab

So you’ve gotten into a college. Now what?

It matters far less where you go to college and much more about how well you take advantage of the place you are going.
A silver bracelet, inscribed with the quote “She believed she could, so she did”

The graduating senior’s dilemma: Keep it or toss it?

As they pack up to leave The Hill, freshly minted Denison graduates face one last multiple-choice test.
Student and teaching assistant

The false choice between career skills and liberal arts

College students shouldn’t have to choose between career skills and liberal arts.
Hannah Gilson walking up to the stage to get her award

Surprise? It’s part of winning the President’s Medal

The veil of secrecy surrounding Denison’s top award for graduating students adds to the drama and intrigue of the annual ceremony.
Students

Did Your New College Student Hit Their First Tough Patch?

Smart advice help your student turn early stumbles into long-term success.
Students in the lab

It’s time to rethink the college to career experience

Students need to gain a wider set of experiences in college and develop pre-professional skills to succeed in their internships and jobs.
Students chatting on the quad

Colleges need to engage in a financial aid ‘arms race.’

Colleges can make a difference in the most persistent challenges facing our country: a lack of meaningful jobs and growing income inequality.
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