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The memorial's bronze hands rest in front of the Cunningham Theatre Center on Davidson's Historic Quad.

The Research Behind These Hands

Rose Stremlau November 11, 2025

As I scanned comments about the dedication of With These Hands across social media, I noted criticism of the installation as performative. Some assumed it was the culmination of work that began in 2017...

Brooke Lackey '26 presenting research on American Sign Language education in US higher education institutions. Photo courtesy of Brooke Lackey.

An Opportunity for Davidson: American Sign Language Courses

Brooke Lackey November 11, 2025

For almost my entire Davidson career, I have worked as the American Sign Language (ASL) conversation partner through our Self Instructional Languages Program (SILP). As a Child of Deaf Adults (CODA), I...

Rows of books in building three of the Library Annex.

Davidson College Library Annex: Where did all the books go?

Aidan Marks, Editor in Chief November 5, 2025

Walking through buildings two and three of the Library Annex during an open house tour a few weeks ago, I was reminded of how much I miss books. Rows upon rows of books (about 290,000 in total) shined...

Posters for AI office hours and "purposeful engagement" can be found around campus.

AI has no place in the Humanities

Sören Potthoff, Perspectives Editor November 5, 2025

Artificial Intelligence has left higher ed scrambling. In a world that is increasingly hostile towards thought for thought’s sake, AI seems like the death knell for the project of the Liberal Arts College:...

Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) spoke about the need to set aside political disagreements in pursuit of the common good.

Only socialists can defeat the far right

Ethan Barnett October 29, 2025

Democrats on campus have been eerily idle as the Trump administration guts what little social safety net American workers had won and undermines the foundations of our democracy. One might expect mass...

Davidson town hall. Photo courtesy of the Town of Davidson.

What’s on the ballot in Davidson’s upcoming election

Auden White October 29, 2025

Next Tuesday, an off-year election will take place in the Town of Davidson. None of the candidates have Wikipedia pages, no winners will receive protective details, and votes will be counted in the thousands,...

Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) at the Institute for Public Good's inaugural talk, “Public Good in a Divisive Time."

‘Have more babies’: The conversation I didn’t envision having on ‘public good’

Cate Goodin October 22, 2025

In 2025, does a grimace and an eye roll prove a sufficient response when an elected official tells a group of students to start having babies? There are myriad conversations to have after the Institute...

Samuel Franklin '26 and Sylvia Cevallos '26 are co-presidents of the Jewish Student Union.

Young America’s Foundation does not speak for Davidson’s Jewish community

Samuel Franklin and Sylvia Cevallos October 22, 2025

We are the Co-Presidents of the Davidson Jewish Student Union (JSU), writing in light of recent events to offer our perspective on Jewish life at Davidson and the vital role played by the JSU. We are both...

Are Trump and Putin as close as people make them out to be?

Jack D’Angelo October 8, 2025

Months after infamously berating President Zelensky during his time at the White House in February, President Trump pulled a complete 180 on his Ukraine policy at the UN General Assembly by announcing...

Students volunteer at the Davidson community garden. Photo courtesy of CarlyAnn Underwood '29.

When service becomes a privilege

CarlyAnn Underwood October 8, 2025

When I first came to Davidson, not too long ago, I carried a simple belief about community service: if you are not doing something you care about, then what is the point? Service should not feel like a...

Davidson Community reflects back on in  Helene one year after. Photo courtesy of Delila Cruz.

Davidson reflects on Hurricane Helene one year later

October 1, 2025

By: Delila Cruz ’28 Returning to Asheville the winter break of my freshman year was not the homecoming I thought it would be.  Hurricane Helene hit in September 2024, right at the beginning of...

Davidson Democrats, Libertarians, and Republicans: We Stand Against Political Violence

As the presidents of Davidson College’s Democratic, Libertarian and Republican Clubs, we denounce in the strongest possible terms political violence in light of the murder of conservative commentator...

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