Elected leaders, musicians expand Davidson College’s D.G. and Harriet Wall Martin Institute’s growing portfolio of engagement with issues, culture and communities in the Carolinas.

U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis headline Davidson College programs and events spanning culture, politics, economics and North Carolina’s future.

Nearly 12,000 books were banned in U.S. public schools last year — restrictions that could worsen the national literacy crisis. For Banned Books Week, Prof. Shireen Campbell shares what we lose when w...

The popular Davidson College student rock band Fool’s Errand recently recorded their debut EP in Athens, Georgia. Learn how interdisciplinary collaboration, funding from the Jay Hurt Hub for Innovatio...

Davidson's men's basketball team traveled to Berlin this summer for a Holocaust education experience with the Benjamin Ferencz Institute, building on the program's 2018 trip to Auschwitz.

Planning your college tours? We asked our campus tour guides for the secrets to a perfect visit. From the best questions to ask to finding the "hidden" campus vibes, get the inside scoop on making the...

Davidson College Economics Professor Vikram Kumar analyzes the unique combination of factors behind the recent surge in U.S. government bond yields. He explains how swelling national debt, corporate b...

This summer, seven Davidson College students joined Biology Professor Bryan Thurtle-Schmidt's lab to study phages — viruses that attack bacteria — as a possible weapon against antibiotic resistance. S...

From carbon neutrality pledges to supporting today's scholars: learn how President Emeritus Tom Ross '72 shaped Davidson’s green legacy — and join us for the 2026 Sustainability Reunion!

Davidson College alumnus and biotech entrepreneur Keith Kleeman ’97 returns to campus as the new Alumni Innovator-in-Residence at the Hurt Hub.

After move-in day, Davidson College welcomes the Class of 2030 with convocation and campus traditions. Meet the incoming class of 538 first-year and 17 transfer students.

In a Fortune op-ed, President Doug Hicks shows why a liberal arts degree is "AI-proof"—and how human-centered skills drive real career success.

Davidson College Associate Chaplain Daniel Heath has added the role of sports chaplain to his duties. Heath not only supports the college’s scholar athletes but is also the first chaplain for the Char...

A Super El Niño—when Pacific sea surface temperatures rise more than two degrees above normal—could reshape global weather patterns this winter and beyond. Davidson College professor Risper Nyairo exp...

Discover the latest Davidson College alumni authors making waves with exciting new book releases and publications.

Explore the timeless nature and narrative structure of Homer's Odyssey with scholar Keyne Cheshire ahead of a new film adaptation directed by Christopher Nolan. Cheshire discusses the casting of Matt ...

Davidson College Political Science Professor Silvana Toska discusses her book Revolutionary Emotions, exploring how anger, hope, and shared identity drive global uprisings from the Arab Spring to Iran...

Following Hurricane Helene, Davidson College students spent their spring break in Avery County with Habitat for Humanity. Read how Margaret Orten ’29 and Yoonjung Chae ’29 gained hands-on skills and a...

Explore the timeless nature and narrative structure of Homer's Odyssey with scholar Keyne Cheshire ahead of a new film adaptation directed by Christopher Nolan. Cheshire discusses the casting of Matt ...

No marching, no pressure, all vibes. Learn how the Davidson College Pep Band invites students (and even non-musicians!) to fuel the campus game-day energy.

Starting fall 2027, U.S. students from families with income of $175,000 or less will attend Davidson College tuition-free. The new, simplified pricing structure expands on Davidson’s history of afford...

Starting fall 2027, U.S. students from families with income of $175,000 or less will attend Davidson College tuition-free. The new, simplified pricing structure expands on Davidson’s history of afford...

From the ghost of Gen. William Lee Davidson to George Washington's one-star review of Charlotte, explore the Revolutionary War stories of Mecklenburg County and Davidson College.

How do we navigate deep cultural and political divisions? Davidson College President Doug Hicks ’90 shares timeless, practical "rules of engagement" for respectful pluralism and civil discourse from h...

When a group of Davidson College physics majors decided to build a competitive, single-seat off-road vehicle from scratch, they had no tools, no parts, and no engineering department for support. Undet...