Spring/Summer 2025 Issue

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Spring/Summer 2025 Issue

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Featured Stories

a young white woman standing against a brick wall holding a fiddle

Rhodes and Bridges

Madeline Dierauf and the Quiet Power of Old Music

a middle aged white man wearing a black suit with a red tie in front of the Carolina Hurricanes hockey rink

Power Forward

From Political Heat to a Career on Ice

Lessons Learned

Two Leaders Reflect on How and Why They Serve

a young Black man wearing a collared shirt

Kenya's Best

KenSAP Scholars Thrive, Enrich Life at Davidson

Sports

two older men stand together smiling looking at each other in front of a stadium, wearing Davidson College gear

The Biggest Fans

Father and Son Share Unwavering Support of Wildcat Athletics

a young Black man hurdles on a track wearing a Davidson College uniform

High Hopes

World-Class Hurdler Jayden Smith '25 Hits Home Turf

In for the Win

New Curry-Berman Fund Ups College’s Game On Shifting Ground

Class Notes

Explore the latest updates from your class secretaries in Davidson Connect, your one-stop platform for alumni connections and more.

Library Love: Jordan and Patti Phillips Clark '77
Stepping Up: Marty Foil III '85
After-School to CEO: Kirsten Sikkelee '90
Theatre Throughline: Amelia Lumpkin '13
Innovate, Repeat: Andrew Ashur '19

President's Letter

A Leadership Credo

Bookshelf

Alumni Authors

Collecting, Gardening, Doing Good

a collection of blue shards of glass on a white background

Compendium

Buried Treasures, Overlooked Art and Hidden History

a yellow monarch butterfly lands on a yellow flower at a farm

Garden of Earthly Beelights

Create a Waystation in Your Yard for Nature's Busiest Bodies

a group of young people stand together, covered in mud, along a riverbank on a sunny day

Down and Dirty

A Very Bonner Spring Break

a young woman measures water in a forested area on a sunny day

On Course

Field Work: Students Trace Hurricane Helene's Impact

With These Hands memorial rendering by Perkins&Will in collaboration with Hank Willis Thomas

Coming Fall 2025

With These Hands Memorial: A Place to Remember and Reflect

Now & Then

As we eagerly await the opening of the George Lawrence Abernethy Library, we're looking back on memories of the E.H. Little Library.

Care to share your E.H. Little Library memories, or tales of carrel carousing? Have a favorite campus study spot? Write to us at davidsonjournal@davidson.edu.