Heavy Rain, 68 °F Posts Tagged ‘Liberal Arts’
In search of direction
Posted in On Campus on March 13, 2013
A behind-the-scenes look at the dramatic production of “The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God.”
A Denisonian in Paris
Posted in Voices of Denison on February 7, 2013
Jessie Kanelos Weiner ’08 explains how the liberal arts drew her to the City of Light.
Sweet charity & medieval guilt
Posted in Academics & Research on January 16, 2013
Adam Davis has just won a prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship to study charitable practices in medieval France.
A life of learning
Posted in Beyond Campus on January 4, 2013
Cynthia Baum ’78 is about to wrap up her first year as the ninth president of Walden University. A pretty impressive academic career that started with the words, “Why not?
My first boss was a would-be senator
Posted in Voices of Denison on December 18, 2012
Lucas Meyer ’12 explains how managing a state Senate campaign has a lot to do with money, messaging, and the liberal arts.
The view from Luxor
Posted in Voices of Denison on December 11, 2012
Thanks to an old photograph in the Denison Museum collection, Marisa Zemesarajs ’16 can journey to Luxor, Egypt, without ever leaving campus.
Back in the saddle
Posted in Voices of Denison on November 20, 2012
Matt Kretchmar is about to finish his first semester back in the classroom after spending five years in the First-Year Program as dean.
Art magnified
Posted in Academics & Research on November 16, 2012
Rachel Laughlin ’14 combined biology and photography to create stunning images featuring scenes from under the microscope.
Nice to meet you, Dr. Weinberg
Posted in On Campus on November 14, 2012
Denison’s next president received a warm reception as he was formally introduced to the campus community.
Writing through the years
Posted in Academics & Research on November 8, 2012
Exile, a student literary journal, has been published for more than 50 years. And now it’s all online.
Denison’s next president
Posted in On Campus on November 1, 2012
Dr. Adam Weinberg will become Denison’s 20th president on July 1, 2013.
Teaching with creativity and courage
Posted in Academics & Research on October 29, 2012
Professors from three different disciplines discuss creativity and courage in the classroom.
Summer Scholars—all year long
Posted in Academics & Research on October 11, 2012
The Summer Scholars program is a four-season opportunity for students, but the fall is when we see the fruits of their research.
C is for cookie
Posted in On Campus on September 7, 2012
The Spectrum Series opened with a visit from a trio of Sesame Street panelists and a very blue, very furry friend.
Open Sesame
Posted in On Campus on September 5, 2012
Members of the Sesame Workshop explore creativity and courage in Denison’s first convocation of the year.
We heart liberal arts
Posted in Academics & Research on August 27, 2012
The beginning of the academic year is a perfect time to celebrate the liberal arts and sciences.
‘Creativity and Courage’
Posted in Academics & Research on July 27, 2012
This year’s campuswide theme is getting a creative boost from incoming first-year students.
Going global
Posted in Beyond Campus on May 25, 2012
President Knobel recently traveled to Saudi Arabia to share ideas with a new liberal arts college for women.
Great journeys begin with a single step
Posted in Beyond Campus on April 27, 2012
Signe Burgstaller ’88 recently stopped by to spend a day with students and talk about her personal experience as an international student and a U.N. ambassador.
Cell intel
Posted in Academics & Research on April 10, 2012
Newly tenured biology professor Lina Yoo has a passion for teaching immunology, and she takes pride in the pursuits of her students.
Love and the liberal arts
Posted in Academics & Research on February 15, 2012
Six professors weigh in on how their disciplines deal with the ultimate affection.
100 years of Phi Beta Kappa
Posted in On Campus on December 14, 2011
Denison’s chapter of the nation’s premier academic honorary society held a birthday party on campus to celebrate both its first century and its next one.
What’s keeping you busy?
Posted in On Campus on December 8, 2011
With two weeks left in the semester, we talked to students to see what’s on their to-do lists.
Interpreting the past, preparing for the future
Posted in Academics & Research on December 7, 2011
History professor Mitchell Snay looks back with a new book on Horace Greeley and looks ahead with a deep appreciation of the liberal arts.
Teach For America—No Kidding
Posted in Beyond Campus on October 19, 2011
Kimmi Oshita ’11, on her first few challenging weeks in a Baltimore school room as part of Teach For America.
Taking a walk
Posted in Voices of Denison on April 11, 2011
Returning to her alma mater prompts Shannon McLoughlin Morrison ’06 to reflect on a transformative four years.
President Knobel on the value of independent colleges
Posted in Voices of Denison on February 21, 2011
President Knobel discusses the importance of independent, nonprofit colleges in a Columbus Dispatch op-ed.
Liberal arts grads who mean business
Posted in On Campus on February 8, 2011
A winter break workshop explores the experiences of alumni entrepreneurs, and what the liberal arts had to do with their success.
Michael Eisner on media, liberal arts & more
Posted in Beyond Campus on December 9, 2010
Michael Eisner ’64 talks to WSJ. Magazine about his career, the media biz, and the value of the liberal arts.
Founding feminists
Posted in Academics & Research on October 15, 2010
The Women’s Studies program recently hosted a reunion, with TAs and faculty returning to campus and engaging in an intergenerational conversation about social change with the current community.
The evolution of a liberal arts education
Posted in Academics & Research on October 6, 2010
Denison’s faculty establishes a “Power and Justice” core competency, and the intent for students to question their own place in the structures of human societies.
Connecting vs. protecting
Posted in On Campus on September 8, 2010
Technology expert and opinion leader Steven Johnson talks about where good ideas come from. SPOILER ALERT: A lot come from the liberal arts learning environment.
Provost: College rankings misleading
Posted in Voices of Denison on September 6, 2010
In a Columbus Dispatch editorial, Provost Brad Bateman argues that college rankings paint an inaccurate picture.
Habits of mind — and heart April 19, 2013
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The (Not So) Abominable Snowman March 25, 2013
Waiting for Huffman March 20, 2013
The end of the Knobel era May 7, 2013
Five things I wish I knew at 22 May 24, 2013
Africa Moves! May 1, 2013
Eagle eyes May 21, 2013
It all adds up May 2, 2013
Brava! April 9, 2013
Carol of the bells May 29, 2013
Vote of confidence April 29, 2013
Getting silly with Steve March 15, 2013
What happened on Deliria? April 30, 2013
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The sound of music April 16, 2013
Novel ink April 2, 2013
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