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For the first time in recent memory, cats now live in the Davidson College president’s house. Hamilton and Virginia love being part of the Hicks family but aren’t as wild about the baby gates keeping them out of the newly renovated living room that serves as a gathering place for guests of the college.

Davidson College’s Caro Djakuduel ’23 added a Watson Fellowship to her already impressive resume. She will travel the world for a year to study barriers faced by Black immigrants. Learn more.

As wide-reaching changes sweep through college sports, Joel ’67 and Cheryle Williamson are investing in the future of Davidson Athletics. Read more.

Sydney Schertz ’24 captures a day in the life of Nummit, Davidson’s on-campus coffee shop, through her camera lens. Learn more in her photo essay. 

Two Davidson College students awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. The national award goes to outstanding students in math and science. Read more.

Davidson College alum Karis Stucker ’18 competes with eight other amateur bakers on the Great American Baking Show. The show airs May 5 on Roku Channel. Learn more.

Davidson College’s 2023 Verna Miller Case Symposium on Wednesday, May 3, offers the college community a chance to gather, share a meal and learn from student projects on a wide variety of topics. Music performed by students, faculty and staff add a festive vibe.

Davidson College alum Adde Sharp ’20 is leading a project to restore the health of the Colorado River, a source of water for more than 40 million people. Read more.

Davidson College professor and collaborators receive nearly $5 million from the National Science Foundation to develop a system for extended reality (XR) research that involves human subjects. Read more.

Davidson College became the first non-festival venue to host the Stephen Curry: Underrated documentary. The critically acclaimed film follows Curry’s unlikely journey from overlooked college prospect to NBA legend, with much of it centered at Davidson.

Check out the latest entries on the My Davidson blog, a place where students share insights and stories about their Davidson Experience, from advice on applying to memorable moments.

A new study published in the journal Ecology examines how climate change affects insect populations in North America. Learn more.

Davidson College’s 2023 Spring Convocation celebrated academic achievement, leadership, character, sportsmanship and community service. It’s a prelude to Commencement on May 14, and a time to acknowledge the accomplishments, talents and commitment of students, faculty and staff.

The Davidson College community showed up in a big way to support #AllinforDavidson, the college’s annual giving day. Learn more.

The through-line of Roger Brown’s career is clear: trying to make people’s lives better.

Anna Murray ’23 chose Davidson College because she knew it was the perfect place to pursue her interests in both art history and dance.

A love for art and a passion for Davidson College inspires an alum to bring the work of a widely celebrated South African artist-activist to Davidson. Learn more. 

Roman Fenner ’22 says the music scholarship he received from Davidson is what gave him “the total green light to go.”

Sam Cascio ’22 calls Charlotte “the most non-city city out there,” and she is happy to now call it home. The women’s soccer alum graduated with a major in economics and a minor in data science and is now a consulting analyst for Deloitte. 

Davidson College Professor Mark Sutch will appear on the game show “Jeopardy!” on Tuesday, April 11. Read more.