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Ay, caramba!

Thomas Richner ’97 draws on sage advice as a Simpsons artist
Adam Davis, director of the Lisska Center for Intellectual Engagement, hopes the Braver Angels debates will serve as “an antidote to a lot of forces that are in play right now.”

Braver angels

Campus free speech debates encourage open minds
Denison fencer

Composition and combat

It’s that old cliche: the English professor who writes books and coaches sword fighting
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Andrew Sharp

Denison on the big (and small) screen

Graduates of the college’s cinema program have been finding success in the film and TV industry for years.
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Chris DeVille
The Denison men’s swim team celebrates its first NCAA championship in Knoxville, Tennessee

Denison’s swimming rival seemed unstoppable. Then came the 2011 team.

An oral history of one of the greatest NCAA swim meets — the night Denison snapped Kenyon’s 31-year title run by less than one-third of a second.
bright yellow booth

Found

Deck out your pup, grab a hunk of cheese, and pick up the phone for some kindness
Students at Denison Edge

Gaining career clarity

College is a life-shaping experience — and that can feel a bit overwhelming.
The famous white linen suit Hal Holbrook wore in his one-man Mark Twain show is the centerpiece of a collection of memorabilia the Holbrook estate gifted the university in 2022.

It suits him

“When (Hal Holbrook was) getting ready to do the Mark Twain show, Hal told my dad, ‘I need a white suit.’”
John Kessler

John Kessler

Professor Emeritus, German
Rex Elliott ’84

Making the world a safer place

As a representative for families who have experienced unimaginable tragedy, Rex Elliott ’84 is a champion for empathy — and justice.
Michael Jung ’58

Michael Jung ’58

Professor Emeritus, Studio Art
Coach Mike Deegan

Mike Deegan is authoring more than a winning record

In a sport where a manager’s most thoughtful writing is often reserved for his lineup card, Denison’s baseball coach is a refreshing anomaly.
Sarah Wolff

Putting in the work

As math professor Sarah Wolff headed to South Africa as a Fulbright Scholar, she reflected on teaching a topic that many approach with trepidation.
Sugar Loaf Park

Take a hike!

With the leaves changing colors in Granville, it felt like an ideal time to soak up the perfect fall weather in Ohio.
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Asesha Dayal ’17
Illustration of Terrance Dean

Terrance Dean

A champion for social justice
First Denison website

The birth of denison.edu

“It was an exhilarating time for those of us working in the fields of institutional communications,” says Jack Hire ’74.
English professor Fred Porcheddu-Engel spent two years translating a 15th century manuscript written in Latin.

The manuscript

In an Indiana Jones moment, a Denison professor finds a medieval treasure.
Nan Carney-DeBord ’80

The Office: Nan Carney-DeBord ’80

There’s a story inside these four walls — and it goes beyond their occupant, Nan Carney-DeBord ’80.
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