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After more than 50 years, the Black Student Coalition at Davidson College is going strong. Learn about how this organization has contributed to the life of the campus and to the experience of Black students.

Davidson College’s STRIDE program (Students Together Reaching for Individual Development and Education) offers peer support, social outings and practical advice for first year and transfer students. Many are the first in their families to go to college. Learn more.

Charlotte native Daniel Heath to lead Davidson Forum, a new platform to explore Reformed faith’s role in liberal arts, religious inclusion, social ethics and justice.

Davidson College tenure track faculty positions available in areas including Africana Studies and non-Western visual and performing arts. Learn more.

Davidson College will welcome internationally known disability rights advocate Judy Heumann Sept. 7 to present the 2022 Reynolds Lecture. Event is free and open to the public; tickets required. Learn more.

Davidson College trustee Cintra Pollack ’99 has pledged her support for a project to commemorate the lives and contributions of enslaved persons whose labor contributed to the growth and development of the college. Five artist teams will present their visions for the public work. Read more. 

Dr. Hilary Green is returning to Davidson as the James B. Duke Professor of Africana Studies, a tenured position, in fall 2022.

Olivia Ware ’78 is the alum of color who has given the most financially to Davidson in the history of the college, but her support extends beyond money. Read more.

Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja ’67, the new Democratic Republic of the Congo’s United Nations Ambassador, vows to protect and promote his country in the international community. Find out more.

Davidson College will close Monday, Jan. 17, to commemorate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Read more to find out about virtual and in-person events happening in the Charlotte region.

Find out more about Stephen and Ayesha Curry’s new scholarship initiative in support of women’s athletics at Davidson College.

Through a new fund created by Davidson College alumna Whitney A. White, the Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation and Entrepreneurship will match students with businesses for portfolio-building work opportunities. The Tech Impact Fund will provide paid student talent at no cost to women-owned and underrepresented minority-owned businesses.

Davidson College Board Trustees member and renowned voice for equity and cultural change Janet Stovall '85 launched Project ’87 as a student to address racism on campus. Now, she's ready to start Project 2027 to deconstruct racism both at and beyond Davidson. She and daughter Maia, a 2020 Davidson graduate, share their perspectives Q&A style.

Davidson College storytelling initiative invites Black alumni and students to share their stories. The narratives will live in the college's archive and be made available through a website.

Davidson College issued a public apology today for its support of slavery during the college’s first 30 years and its embrace of the racist laws and policies that followed.

Davidson College will welcome one of America’s foremost historians and leading antiracist voices, Ibram X. Kendi, as the annual Reynolds Lecturer on Tuesday, Sept. 22.

As the nation grapples with the issues of race and equality, a number of Davidson Wildcats have been in the news for their leadership.