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Nearly 80% of Davidson College students participate in education abroad. The Bliss Photo Contest encourages students to share images of their international travel experiences with the world. Explore some of the photos submitted for this year's contest.
From favorite on-campus eateries to far-flung locales around the globe, Davidson College alums, faculty, staff and students recall the foods that transport them to another place and time. Read more.
Students in Art 348: Purchasing Art for Davidson were granted $50,000 from donors to buy art for the college.
Prof. Lauren Stutts ’05 explores the impact of #fitspiration Instagram posts on body image and offers practical strategies to counter these effects. Learn more.
Davidson College honors staff members who excel in service to the college and its students. Learn more.
For thousands of Davidson College students and nearly 200 research advisees, Prof. Malcolm Campbell’s classes and labs became places of self-discovery. Campbell retires after more than three decades of teaching. Learn more about his impact.
After Robert F. Kennedy’s revelation that doctors thought a tapeworm had lived in his brain, Davidson College Biology Professor Scott Villa shares how and why tapeworms find their way into human brains. Learn more.
Last summer, three physics majors drew up plans to create a sustainable tiny house. They presented the finished product at the Verna Miller Case Research and Creative Works Symposium on May 1, 2024. Learn more.
When Austin Rios '99 was recently consecrated as the ninth Episcopalian Bishop for the Diocese of California, he incorporated a memory from his time at Davidson College into the ceremony. Learn more about Prof. Jennifer Stasack's composition, The Light Shines, and how its message left a lasting impression.
Davidson College celebrated the Class of 2024 at its 187th commencement on Sunday, May 12. “Remember that hope is an action verb,” President Doug Hicks told graduates. “You are not just inheriting a world; you can and must shape that world.” Read more.
In his four years at Davidson College, Sam Waithira made a difference on campus, in the community and in his home country of Kenya. He will graduate from Davidson College on Sunday prepared to continue to lead and serve. Learn more.
Cicadas have captured the imagination for thousands of years with their strange, buggy beauty and swelling songs. Davidson College Professor of Biology Chris Paradise shares why this upcoming cicada event is of interest and what humans sharing space with cicadas can expect. Learn more.
Davidson College awarded a student and staff member the Spencer-Weinstein Prize for Community and Justice. The recipients use forms of art to create dialogue and foster community. Learn more.
Davidson College’s annual Verna Miller Case Research and Creative Works Symposium gives students a chance to showcase what they’ve learned and produced during the year. It’s an all-day celebration that brings the entire campus together.
The Duke Endowment has made a $60 million gift to Davidson College, the largest in the institution’s history, in support of a transformed Davidson College library. Learn more.
Davidson College announces $25 million gift to name The George Lawrence Abernethy Library. Learn more.
Caroline Sillars ’24 spent her four years at Davidson College immersed in the arts across campus. Now a museum education intern at the Smithsonian, she prepares to keep sharing her love of art after graduating.
On April 11, Davidson College’s 2024 Spring Convocation celebrated the academic, athletic, artistic and many other achievements of its students, and recognized some faculty and staff members who contribute to their success. Read more.
April is National Poetry Month and Davidson College bursts with a community full of talented poets and creatives. Poetry, art and literature abound in Hobart Park, a student produced literary magazine. The North Carolina College Media Association recently awarded Hobart Park with a 2023 Best of Show recognition. Learn more.
The men’s NCAA basketball tournament begins this week — March Madness is upon us. A Davidson College professor has advice for hoops fans hoping to create winning brackets. Read more.