| May 11 |
Theatre Professor Does It All in Self-Producing Local Premier of 'Underneath the Lintel'
Davidson College Assistant Professor of Theatre Mark Sutch will self-produce a one-man play, 'Underneath the Lintel: An Impressive Presentation of Lovely Evidences,' at two local venues this month. |
| May 09 |
Retirement of Job Thomas Leaves Legacy of Highly Touted South Asian Studies Program
Though he retires as an eminent scholar of the art of India, the legacy of Professor Job Thomas at Davidson will be most vividly recognized as the broadened world view of members of the college family who have traveled to his native land. |
| May 07 |
"Word Guy" Alan Michael Parker Must Work His Way Through Every Prize-Winning Poem
Professor of English Alan Michael Parker, director of creative writing, has received his third prize from Pushcart Press, this time for a poem titled "A Fable for Our Anniversary." The annual Pushcart Prizes recognizes outstanding poetry, prose and nonfiction published by small and independent presses. |
| April 27 |
Epes Retires From Long Academic Career of Many Titles, With 'Teacher' Foremost Among Them
Friends, family, colleagues, students, and former students from across campus and far beyond are honoring Hansford Epes' 55-year Davidson career. |
| April 27 |
2012 Spring Convocation Award Winners
With families, professors, staff, and supporters looking on proudly, Davidson presented dozens of awards of excellence to members of the college family at Spring Convocation on April 26. This annual rite brings together seniors and faculty members in academic regalia in a preview of Commencement, which will occur on Sunday, May 20. |
| April 25 |
Psychology Honor Society on Campus Receives Accolades from National Organization
The Psi Chi national psychology honor society at Davidson has earned the "model chapter" designation from the international Psi Chi organization. |
| April 23 |
College Archivist and Historian Craft Testimony of Many Voices into New Town History
College Archivist Jan Blodgett and Vail Professor of History Ralph Levering have published the book 'One Town, Many Voices: A History of Davidson North Carolina.' The book covers the evolution of both town and college from just prior to the college's founding in 1837 to the modern day. |
| April 16 |
Psychology Profs Receive Million-Dollar Grant to Study Social Forces Behind Cocaine Addiction
Davidson College psychology department faculty members Mark Smith and Scott Tonidandel have recently received a $1.38 million five-year grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to explore the social influences that determine cocaine use. |
| April 06 |
Board of Trustees Constitutes Committee on Church-Relatedness
Over the course of Davidson College’s history, the Board of Trustees has periodically reviewed the college’s religious heritage, the college’s relationship to the Presbyterian Church, and the meaning that the college draws from that relationship. Most recently, questions about church-relatedness were important parts of the discussion during the 2010-11 presidential search. The Board of Trustees decided at that time to review this aspect of college life and committed to beginning that review during the first year after the installation of the new president. |
| March 29 |
Spring Break Trip Abroad To Holocaust Sites Sharpens Students' Historical Research Skills
During Davidson's spring break, two faculty members led twelve students to Germany and Poland to conduct intensive research for their course, "The Holocaust: Interpretation, Memory and Representation." Generous grants allowed members of the class and Associate Professor of History Thomas Pegelow Kaplan and Dana Professor of German and Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies Scott Denham to make the trip free of charge. |
