Philosophically, I am not a college rankings person. Never have been. I struggle with the notion that a college education and experience can be reduced to a number — regardless of how sophisticated the algorithm may be. Given the number of college rankings today, and the methods used to rank them, to me, this only adds to the already anxiety-stricken college search.
Announcements
Unlocking opportunities: The Midwest Scholarship at Denison University
At Denison University, we believe that education should be accessible to all students, regardless of their financial circumstances. That’s why we’re excited to announce our Midwest Initiative, designed specifically for incoming first-year and transfer students from Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and West Virginia. The Midwest Scholarship offers $25,000 per year for each of a student’s four years at Denison.
Think Denison
Greetings from Denison — or as we say here, The Hill!
I feel very lucky to be back on campus. For those of you who do not know me, I began my enrollment experience at Denison in 1996, so this is a homecoming nearly 30 years in the making. So much has changed — both on campus and for me personally — since I was last at Denison.
Introducing Denison’s Summer TUTTI Performing Arts Camp
Cross-curricular pedagogy is common at Denison and other liberal arts institutions, especially within the arts, where we are always looking for opportunities to expose young performing artists to multi-disciplinary collaborative efforts. When given the opportunity to thoroughly and thoughtfully explore all aspects of a creative project, their world expands, and they gain a deep and enriching understanding of how artists across the disciplines think and work.
A winning culture
The Denison Advantage is a winning culture that extends from the classroom to the field of play.
Application review at Denison
The dust has settled since our application deadline passed on January 15, and once again Denison has received a record number of applications – over 12,000 in total, topping last year’s previous high of 9,500. We’re excited that interest in Denison is at an all time high – but it also means we have a lot of applications to read and tough decisions to make over the coming weeks.
Inaugural QuestBridge Class
Last fall, we were thrilled to learn that Denison had been invited to participate as a QuestBridge partner college. QuestBridge helps highly-talented, low-income high school students pursue education at some of the best colleges and universities in the country. We knew this opportunity would be transformational for Denison; QuestBridge has long had a reputation for identifying and counseling incredibly gifted students.
Denison removes home equity from financial aid
For many years, Denison has been one of the few colleges in the country that guarantees to meet the full demonstrated financial need of every student. I am pleased to announce that we are expanding our financial aid program by eliminating home equity from our determination of financial need and replacing that expectation dollar-for-dollar with free Denison-funded grant aid.
Welcome back — there’s still more work to do
Well, that wasn’t nearly long enough, was it? After a much needed summer of recovery, the fall semester is in full swing for colleges and high schools across the country. Last year was undoubtedly the strangest and most exhausting academic year I can recall, and though our operations remain far from “normal,” we’re excited to connect with counselors and prospective students over the next few months.
Colleges need to engage in a financial aid ‘arms race.’ Here’s how that could happen
This article originally appeared in The Los Angeles Times
When it comes to challenges facing our country, a lack of meaningful jobs and growing income inequality are two of the most persistent. Fortunately, colleges have the ability to make a difference, explains President Adam Weinberg in The Los Angeles Times.
Two of the most persistent challenges facing the U.S.