| May 23 |
Recent Grad's Essay on Public Service Value of Presby Education Wins Magazine Contest
Whitley Raney, a recent graduate senior from Wilmington, has won the 2013 Presbyterian Outlook magazine Church-College Partnership Award for her essay on the topic, "How my education at my PC(USA)-related college has prepared me for significant service and leadership." |
| May 21 |
Davidson Joins Leading Online Learning Consortium edX
Davidson College has entered a new partnership with edX, a non-profit enterprise founded by Harvard and MIT, to produce a series of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) over the next several years. Davidson is one of the first leading liberal arts colleges to collaborate with edX on the XConsortium platform, which is now comprised of 26 global educational institutions. |
| May 20 |
Academic Innovation Fund Honors Clark Ross' Contributions to Davidson
To honor the many talents and gifts Clark Ross, retiring Vice President of Academic Affairs, has brought to Davidson, a new project is underway that intends to build collaborations representing areas of meaning to him. |
| May 20 |
Remarks by President Carol Quillen at Davidson College Commencement 2013
Remarks by President Carol Quillen at Davidson College Commencement 2013 |
| May 19 |
Commencement Sends Class of 2013 Off to Claim "Life's Good Adventures"
Davidson College presented diplomas to 447 members of the Class of 2013 in Commencement exercises on Sunday morning, May 19. |
| May 19 |
Professor Vivien Dietz Receives Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching Award
Professor Vivien Dietz is a consummate perfectionist who appreciates the enchanting allure of the ideal - never lets it go - and yet recognizes that the best teaching must eschew a dogged pedantry, that inspiration is born of imperfection, and that growth is impossible without error, and sometimes pain. |
| May 19 |
Professor Peter J. Ahrensdorf Receives Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching Award
A prolific scholar, Professor Peter J. Ahrensdorf is nonetheless constantly found at the office, warmly greeting students and inviting them to discuss at greater length a challenging question earlier posed in class. |
| May 19 |
Lunsford Richardson King Receives Algernon Sydney Sullivan Community Award
Over several decades now Lunsford Richardson King has served others in our community in a quiet, unassuming and effective manner. As one nominator has said, "He embodies the notion of servant-leader we hold so dear here at Davidson. His service and his humility are borne of gratitude and an absolute lack of pretension." |
| May 19 |
Kaneisha Gaston '13 Receives Algernon Sydney Sullivan Student Award
The student recipient of the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award is Kaneisha Gaston '13, from Davidson, North Carolina. She is an English major and ethnic studies concentrator. |
| May 16 |
Baker-Vagt Scholarship Makes the Davidson Dream a Reality
In August, five more names will be added to the list of Baker-Vagt Scholars at Davidson College.. |
