STORIES FROM DAVIDSON COLLEGE
New Scholarship Honors ‘Giant’ in the Theatre World With Deep Davidson Ties
NEWS by: Danielle Strickland Jordan Clark ’77 and Graham Smith ’77 chose their Davidson fraternity based on which line was the shortest. That’s how it worked in those days; students lined up in the basement of Chambers Building for the fraternity that...
Stand Out, Pin Down: Wrestler Jake Fernicola ’24 Creates His Own Style
NEWS Jake Fernicola '24 stands out in a Davidson crowd. The college's only heavyweight wrestler, he's also president of the Anime Club, has several tattoos, wears vintage t-shirts with flannel on top and usually rocks a hat that says "DAD." The two-sport athlete...
Professor Whose ‘Joyful Wonder’ Inspired Countless Students Honored By Alums
NEWS by: Danielle Strickland On the first day of class, in the first course she took with Professor Bill Mahony, Angela Rudert ’89 wrote her teacher’s words in her notebook: “All religions are right. Sublime. Profound. All religions are wrong. Ridiculous....
Alum Veteran and Pentagon Appointee Puts Principles Above Politics
NEWS AUTHOR - Mark Johnson National strategists for the Democratic Party in 2008 were trying to recruit a candidate in North Carolina. Then-U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, a Republican, was up for re-election. Struggles in the economy and the war in Iraq...
Shelley Rigger Named College’s Chief Academic Officer
NEWS Respected educator and author and internationally recognized Taiwan expert Shelley Rigger will serve as Davidson College’s new vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty–the college’s chief academic officer. Rigger, who has been serving...