2024

Professor Diana Mafe
In the News
Hollywood’s first major Black female superhero is only a beginning
Professor Diana Mafe says "Wakonda Forever" breaks a mold but its "success does not mean a wider shift in the industry."
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2023

Crowd of people gathered around man in protest
Film Screenings
Documentary explores shutdown of Columbus school
"Shutdown," by Simone Drake ’97, reflects the escalating racial tensions in 1971 that gripped Linden-McKinley High School
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Faculty
The Center for Black Studies Welcomes Back Simone Drake ’97
On Thursday, Sept. 7, the Center for Black Studies welcomed Dr. Simone Drake back to campus as the Black Studies Scholar-In-Residence for 2023-2024.
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Danai Gurira as Okoye and Angela Bassett as Ramonda in Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. (Eli Adé / Marvel)
Faculty
Professor Diana Mafe trains her critical lens on the Oscars
"Wakanda Forever" lifts up Black women—but only so far, says Professor Diana Mafe.
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Announcements & Updates, Faculty
Denison welcomes Simone Drake '97 for teaching fellowship
Ohio State Professor Simone Drake joins Denison to teach students during a one-year fellowship.
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Kristina K. Bethea Odejimi '06
Alumni
Kristina K. Bethea Odejimi '06: Dean of students at Emory
Kristina K. Bethea Odejimi '06 joins Emory University as dean of students and associate vice president for belonging, engagement and community.
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Jay Jackson '25 with former Denison Basketball Head Coach Bob Ghiloni
Awards & Honors
Jay Jackson ’25 recognized for positive contributions
Jay Jackson ’25 wins Denison’s Joe Hines ’04 Award, which recognizes a student with a keen interest in diversity, serving others, and leadership.
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Lectures & Discussions
Critical Scholarly Perspectives on Wakanda Forever
Faculty Panel will be held discussing the Critical Scholarly Perspectives of the recent film Wakanda Forever.
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Film Screenings
Third Annual Middle East Film Festival
Denison's Third Annual Middle East Film Festival in Herrick Hall on Thursdays at 6pm during the month of February.
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2022

In the News
The power of connecting people
Professor Toni King remembers friend and fellow Denison faculty member Terrance Dean, Ph.D.
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John L. Jackson
Denison Magazine
The Office: John L. Jackson
True to its occupant, John Jackson’s office is a quiet space — personal, distinctive.
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Jack Shuler
Faculty
Prof. Jack Shuler: Black Ohioans die from overdose at higher rates
Black people make up 13.2% of Ohio’s population, and yet, they account for 20% of opioid overdose deaths so far this year, says Shuler.
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Smiling girl
Faculty
Denison profs weigh in on why Black girls are seen as adults
In this podcast, three Denison professors discuss why Black girls are judged as if they're adults, which has significant ramifications today.
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Students visit city hall
Field Trips
Students Attend City Council Meeting in Columbus
Black Studies students experience civic engagement in action.
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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
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2021

Rev. Timothy Carpenter
Awards & Honors
Rev. Timothy Carpenter to be honored at Kingdom Image Awards
Rev. Timothy Carpenter, Denison's Coordinator of Gospel Studies and Adjunct Chaplain will be honored as the 2021 Legacy Award Recipient.
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Announcements & Updates
Welcome Dr. Travers
Dr. Christopher Travers offers Denison's social movements course beginning fall 2021
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Faculty
Prof. Terrance Dean awarded Pedagogy and Teaching Fellowship
The HistoryMakers has awarded its 2021 Faculty Innovations in Pedagogy and Teaching Fellowship to Denison University Assistant Professor Terrance Dean.
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Faculty
Why Black girls are judged as if they're adults
Profs. Dean, Powell Sears and James discuss why Black girls like Ma'Khia Bryant are judged as if they're adults, in a Columbus Dispatch podcast.
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Prof. Michael Croley
Faculty
Prof. Michael Croley on being Asian American in Appalachia
Prof. Michael Croley shares his story as an Asian American in Appalachia.
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In the News
Faculty op-ed addresses cancel culture and structural injustice
Cancel culture emerges to "takedown" behaviors that represent implicit bias, but research shows we all carry bias, says Prof. Toni King.
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Exhibitions
Artist Chelsea Flowers '13 exhibit "Race Matters"
Chelsea A. Flowers '13 is the featured artist in next ‘RACE Matters’ series installment in Harold J. Miossi art gallery.
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2020

Lectures & Discussions
Racism is a public health crisis
The Black Studies department offers a webinar 'racism is a public health crisis'
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LeBron James
In the News
Black athletes may positively affect Black voter turnout
Study by DU Faculty Robert Bennett III notes that Black athletes' potential to connect with voters can be larger than that of politicians.
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Columbus, Ohio
Featured News
Public health, equity, and racism
A partnership with Columbus Public Health gathers students, faculty, and health experts to address today’s most pressing public health crises.
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Columbus, Ohio
Internships
Denison students intern with Columbus Public Health
A new partnership with Columbus Public Health offers internships and opportunities to uncover issues of racism in public health.
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Alumni
DEIA Alumni Career Panel
Alumni from Black, Women & Gender, and Queer studies programs share their job search, workplace, and lives beyond Denison.
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Internships
Summer Scholars 2020
Summer scholar research projects completed in the Black studies department in Summer 2020.
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Exhibitions
'We Out Here' celebrates Black culture, history and identity
Featuring the work of contemporary Black artists, 'We Out Here' is about representation, visibility on one’s own terms, and the agency to do so.
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Faculty
Taking a Knee, Voting, and Making Speech Matter
Prof. Robert Bennett participates in a panel discussion to develop action-oriented strategies for social justice.
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