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2024

Announcements & Updates

Student Commencement Speaker: Priyanshi Kanoria ’24

Denison’s 2024 student commencement speaker is Priyanshi Kanoria, a communication and politics and public affairs double major from Kolkata, India.

Date: April 29, 2024

2021

Announcements & Updates

Meet Our Class of 2021 Majors

Our seniors come from all over the world and have a wide variety of interests.

Date: February 17, 2021

Spotlights

Scott Smitson in a classroom pointing at a map

Denison Magazine

Learning grand strategy from a master

In a course taught by military strategist Scott Smitson, students explore theory, policy, partnerships, and other tools to solve wicked problems.

Learning grand strategy from a master

In a course taught by military strategist Scott Smitson, students explore theory, policy, partnerships, and other tools to solve wicked problems.

Five tips to get the most out of your college experience

Three semesters in, Caroline Cavalier ’26 has added a major, traveled twice for academics, and tested a career path through an internship.

Denison Magazine

The ON Switch

Conversations with faculty about what it means to teach — and to trigger those amazing moments of illumination

Steven Villacorta '21 triumphs against Kenyon

Perseverance in life - and athletics

A son of El Salvadoran immigrants and one of the first in his family to attend college, Steven Villacorta '21 has excelled.

Lax for Life

A hair-razing event unites a team behind a great cause.

How We Learn

Bipartisan Politics

A successful bipartisan public affairs firm has hired scads of Denison interns. Here’s how this political partnership started.

DU Votes

Denison students canvas the campus to register voters and get out the vote.

Post-grad Scholarship Leads to Law School

Ben Cross '20 is headed to law school with a $10,000 scholarship, thanks to his outstanding efforts in the classroom and on the field.

How We Learn

Learning Legalese in Spanish

A scholarship helped Kimberly Gutiérrez ’20 study abroad in Spain, where she hopes to gain more skills on her way to a law degree.

Adela Hoffman '10 with her Peace Corps homestay parents in Mozambique.

Where We Go

Adela Hoffman '10: Global Impact Through Public Health

CDC employee Adela Hoffman '10 finds meaning in her work responding to health emergencies around the world.

Where We Go

A Questioning Nature, A Great Internship, and Then (Yes) A Job Offer

A research fellowship became a proving ground for Oliver Gladfelter ’18, who was offered a job by Nielsen Company.

How We Live

Moving past boundaries

Rachel Epstein '18 got out of her comfort zone - and became a global citizen

How We Learn

Wicked Problems

A Denison Seminar brings students face to face with the realities of unsolvable problems and the necessity of engaging them.

Where We Go

Change agent

As a California Superior Court Judge, Dean Hansell '74 serves the largest county in the nation with more than 10 million people.

What's Happening

Awards & Honors, Recognition & Accolades, Students

Team culture trumps star power for sixth men’s NCAA title

Denison Consulting starts strong in 2025

It’s a small world for Denison Disney intern

What's Happening

2024

2021

Spotlights

Learning grand strategy from a master

Learning grand strategy from a master

Five tips to get the most out of your college experience

The ON Switch

Perseverance in life - and athletics

Lax for Life

Bipartisan Politics

DU Votes

Post-grad Scholarship Leads to Law School

Learning Legalese in Spanish

Adela Hoffman '10: Global Impact Through Public Health

A Questioning Nature, A Great Internship, and Then (Yes) A Job Offer

Moving past boundaries

Wicked Problems

Change agent

What's Happening

Denison wins big at Model UN Conference

Jennifer Davis ’93 joins board of St. Louis PBS station

GSI Executive Search raises Scott McNett ’83 to managing principal