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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

June 13, 2025
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

June 10, 2025
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Hundreds come home to The Hill

June 6, 2025
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The Denison Advantage

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Denison connects your classroom knowledge with career-specific skills, insight, experiences, and connections — everything you need for a successful career launch.
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Alumni Success Stories
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Max Siwik ’18 among Yale School of Management's MBA Class of ’26
Siwik, who has worked with Congress and Deloitte, plans to "return to the Alpine Investors family and help grow great companies."
Aaron Webb '96
Aaron Webb '96 COO of Morning Pointe Healthcare Services Company
Attorney Aaron Webb '96 is COO of Morning Pointe healthcare services company. Webb majored in black studies and political science at Denison.
Attorney Clifford "Seth" Sethness '77
Attorney Clifford "Seth" Sethness ’77 joins new firm as partner
Sethness ’77, a leading labor and employment attorney, joins Seyfarth and Shaw LLP as a partner in the firm's Los Angeles office.
Matt Nowling '20
Matt Nowling '21, national president of College Democrats
Black executive board member Matt Nowling '21 has accepted the presidency of the College Democrats of America.
Claudia Sahm '98
When is it a recession? Economist Claudia Sahm '98 has an answer
Fed. Reserve economist Claudia Sahm '98 has created a simple rule, based on unemployment numbers, to rapidly determine if a recession is underway.
Marie (Smith) Webb '96
Marie (Smith) Webb '96 Chief Talent & Inclusion Officer for EPB
Marie (Smith) Webb '96 has been named the Chief Talent & Inclusion Officer for EPB, an energy company in Tennessee.

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Scott Smitson in a classroom pointing at a map
Denison Magazine

Learning grand strategy from a master

In a course taught by military strategist Scott Smitson, students explore theory, policy, partnerships, and other tools to solve wicked problems.
Scott Smitson in a classroom pointing at a map

Learning grand strategy from a master

In a course taught by military strategist Scott Smitson, students explore theory, policy, partnerships, and other tools to solve wicked problems.
Caroline Cavalier ’26

Five tips to get the most out of your college experience

Three semesters in, Caroline Cavalier ’26 has added a major, traveled twice for academics, and tested a career path through an internship.
Winter 2022 cover
Denison Magazine

The ON Switch

Conversations with faculty about what it means to teach — and to trigger those amazing moments of illumination
Steven Villacorta '21 triumphs against Kenyon

Perseverance in life - and athletics

A son of El Salvadoran immigrants and one of the first in his family to attend college, Steven Villacorta '21 has excelled.
The Big Red (bald) lacrosse team

Lax for Life

A hair-razing event unites a team behind a great cause.
Jeffrey Forbes '87
How We Learn

Bipartisan Politics

A successful bipartisan public affairs firm has hired scads of Denison interns. Here’s how this political partnership started.
Tait Ferguson '23 and Jacob Rains '21

DU Votes

Denison students canvas the campus to register voters and get out the vote.
Ben Cross '20

Post-grad Scholarship Leads to Law School

Ben Cross '20 is headed to law school with a $10,000 scholarship, thanks to his outstanding efforts in the classroom and on the field.
Kimberly Gutiérrez
How We Learn

Learning Legalese in Spanish

A scholarship helped Kimberly Gutiérrez ’20 study abroad in Spain, where she hopes to gain more skills on her way to a law degree.
Adela Hoffman '10 with her Peace Corps homestay parents in Mozambique.
Where We Go

Adela Hoffman '10: Global Impact Through Public Health

CDC employee Adela Hoffman '10 finds meaning in her work responding to health emergencies around the world.
Oliver Gladfelter '18
Where We Go

A Questioning Nature, A Great Internship, and Then (Yes) A Job Offer

A research fellowship became a proving ground for Oliver Gladfelter ’18, who was offered a job by Nielsen Company.
Rachel Epstein '18
How We Live

Moving past boundaries

Rachel Epstein '18 got out of her comfort zone - and became a global citizen
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How We Learn

Wicked Problems

A Denison Seminar brings students face to face with the realities of unsolvable problems and the necessity of engaging them.
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Where We Go

Change agent

As a California Superior Court Judge, Dean Hansell '74 serves the largest county in the nation with more than 10 million people.

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Max Siwik ’18 among Yale School of Management's MBA Class of ’26

Siwik, who has worked with Congress and Deloitte, plans to "return to the Alpine Investors family and help grow great companies."

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Awards & Honors, Recognition & Accolades, Students

Denison wins big at Model UN Conference

The Denison delegation came home with six awards, bragging rights over 68 other colleges and universities.

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Jennifer Davis ’93 joins board of St. Louis PBS station

Davis is a partner and group leader of trusts and estates at UB Greensfelder, working with some of the region’s largest financial institutions.

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