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Heath Hardage Lee '92 has written a book that recounts the little-known story of courageous military wives who spoke truth to power during a fraught time in American history. Through the voices of the women and their families, and interviews with politicians and diplomats of the era, she reveals their herculean efforts to bring POW husbands home and give closure to the families of missing soldiers.

Members of the Davidson College community on Wednesday were looking for what’s next after a bitter and unexpectedly close election night. A group from the college’s family drew on their own experience with vote totals—both joyous and painful—to offer some ideas. 

With a little over a week to go before Election Day, CNN set up shop on the Davidson College campus to gauge the reactions of undecided voters from around the Charlotte region following the final debate between President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden.

In the pandemic, Lorie Logan and Mary La Montagne Watkins are first responders of the economic sort.

In the aftermath of Davidson College’s abrupt shift to online-only instruction last spring, a professor and team of student researchers embarked on a project that now is informing the rapidly changing plans colleges and universities are making for a fall semester unlike any other.

Hundreds of employees joined a virtual gathering to applaud each other’s efforts and celebrate colleagues who were presented with awards for their dedication and service to students.

One of the nation’s best-known higher education writers next week takes readers through the decision-making of college admission—the story of a year inside the University of Washington, Emory University and Davidson College.

Early voting has begun in what could be the most consequential test of American democracy in recent history. 

At Davidson College, students are paying attention—and mobilizing.

A lifelong lover of books and stories, Hutton enjoyed writing in his spare time but didn’t pursue writing professionally. Instead, he majored in mathematics and dabbled in pre-med while at Davidson. Post-graduation, he entered medical school. A year and a half into a pediatrics residency, Hutton and his wife, Sandra Gross, bought (and saved) their beloved neighborhood bookstore.

Sarah Waheed, assistant professor of history, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to India—where she will investigate women rulers of the medieval Deccan, a geographical region which comprises four linguistically distinct states in southern and western India.