2025
Faculty
Read Baker’s poem, or listen to him read it aloud.
Date: March 21, 2025
2023
Faculty
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.
Date: September 12, 2023
Faculty
"Wakanda Forever" lifts up Black women—but only so far, says Professor Diana Mafe.
Date: March 22, 2023
Announcements & Updates, Faculty
Ohio State Professor Simone Drake joins Denison to teach students during a one-year fellowship.
Date: March 21, 2023
Faculty
Professor Emeriti Kirk Combe shares his fun reflections on all kinds of culture in a blog titled “Rant Against the Regime.”
Date: February 27, 2023
2022
Faculty
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.
Date: July 18, 2022
Faculty
"It’s important for all of us to celebrate and protect access to public information," says journalism faculty Alan Miller.
Date: March 10, 2022
2021
Faculty
Prof. Michael Croley shares his story as an Asian American in Appalachia.
Date: May 20, 2021
Faculty
Prof. Jack Shuler's recent book, "This is Ohio," recently has has won awards including the Malott Prize and the Richard Frisbie Award.
Date: May 6, 2021
2020
Faculty
DU Prof. Jack Shuler’s new book reveals courageous men and women combating the overdose crisis in Newark, Ohio.
Date: September 17, 2020
Faculty
Co-edited by DU Profs Michael Croley & Jack Shuler, "Midland: Reports from Flyover Country," challenges mainstream media coverage of mid-America.
Date: September 10, 2020
Faculty
An article by English Prof. Jack Shuler asks "Can the White People of Small-Town America Get Behind the Movement for Black Lives?"
Date: July 2, 2020
Faculty
Two nooses appear in a small Maine town, and Prof. Jack Shuler provides comment.
Date: June 26, 2020
Faculty
Short story collection, "Any Other Place," by Asst. Prof. Michael Croley wins Weatherford award for fiction.
Date: March 11, 2020
Faculty
Professor of English and poet Ann Townsend has been honored with an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award.
Date: February 17, 2020
Faculty
Two poems by Professor of English David Baker have been featured by former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser.
Date: February 6, 2020
2019
Faculty
Prof. Peter Grandbois follows the life of an Ojibwe chief in "Half-Burnt," a glimpse into a Native American story told outside typical conventions.
Date: November 19, 2019
Faculty
Denison's Fencing Coach Peter Grandbois uses mindfulness practices as part of team training.
Date: November 7, 2019
Faculty
English prof. Michael Croley explores issues of identity and displacement in his debut collection of short stories, 'Any Other Place.'
Date: April 1, 2019
Faculty
A film by Denison faculty looks at a Portsmouth, Ohio semi-pro football team, and how they support each other through their history with opioids.
Date: March 26, 2019
Faculty
"We must confront the implicit bias and stigma" toward people with substance use disorder says Dr. Thomas Kimball, citing Prof. Shuler's writing.
Date: February 21, 2019
2018
Faculty
Poet and English Professor David Baker's most recent book, "Seek After: on Seven Modern Lyrics Poets," explores the life and work of seven poets.
Date: September 13, 2018
Faculty
English prof. Peter Grandbois places his own history within the context of values from a samurai code.
Date: August 29, 2018
