Davidson College News

DAVIDSON, NC, November 14, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Davidson College will dedicate its new Vann Center for Ethics with a day of events on Monday, Nov.

A kindergarten student was left behind on a school bus Monday morning and wasn't found until after the bus was parked in a Charlotte-Mecklenburg school's lot.

Mooresville men and women have served their country in all wars and conflicts since the Revolutionary War.

Nov. 07, 2009 By Mark Washburn Charlotte's classical-music station, Davidson College's WDAV-FM , is looking at adding a Spanish channel.

NOV. 4, 2009 - " More than three dozen thinkers from across the South will gather Saturday for a two-day conference to develop an "Agenda for a Better South" that seeks to inspire Southern leaders to move the region forward.

Dr. and Mrs. Alva Weaver Whitehead Sr. of Florence, SC announce the engagement of their daughter, Maria Anderson Whitehead to Ryan Alexander Olson, son of Mr.

Wake Forest University and Elon University have both been named among the 100 best values in private higher education institutions by Kiplinger's Personal Finance.

Kiplinger's Personal Finance has published its Top 100 list of the best values in Private Colleges, and Davidson College has scored very highly, ranking at #4 amongst liberal arts colleges.

Like a chipper emergency-room doctor, New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas Friedman delivers the grimmest news with a dose of can-do spirit.

Noted South Carolina historian and ETV radio personality Walter Edgar will headline Francis Marion University's first McNair Center Symposium on Thursday and Friday.

Lee and Lois Nelson walk around the 1.3 mile loop at Halyburton Memorial Park Monday Jan.

Anthony Foxx says it's a little-known fact that he's a "natural introvert". During a day on the campaign trail, Foxx said, "I get energized by the same kinds of things that energize my grandparents which is having an opportunity to help people." Foxx may be an introvert, but at the Mallard Creek Barbecue, he was on a roll.

A school that values diversity and provides a range of opportunities for worship, civil debate and teaching, Davidson College will be holding a lecture on AHMADIYYA: THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUAL RIGHTS, which will discuss the Ahmadiyya struggle to practice their religion freely.

Halloween Edition Horror Davidson College professor and film music expert Neil Lerner provides commentary while Frank Dominguez hosts the first of two programs of eerie, scary, and thrilling horror film scores, from the monster movies of the Universal and Hammer Films studios to supernatural thrillers such as The Exorcist to the shrill sounds of ...

Kids these days. Just look at them. They've got those headphones in their ears and a gadget in every hand.

Freshman orientation is over. The fall tuition bills have most likely been settled, and your first-year college student is deep into her first semester of classes.

Dr. Joseph T. Stukes has received the Governor's Award in the Humanities for outstanding achievement in research, teaching and scholarship.

Cognitive Daily reports nearly every day on fascinating peer-reviewed developments in cognition from the most respected scientists in the field.

DuBose Porter pulls up in his white truck, suit jacket off and a big smile on his face as he greets the day and the reporter waiting for him.

This file photo shows Democratic mayoral candidate Anthony Foxx. http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2009/10/17/21/foxxprofile.ART0_GKTRQ2NK.1+FOXX_1.JPG.embedded.prod_affiliate.138.jpg 209 Anthony Foxx is described as someone who "really can represent all of Charlotte.