President’s Office

The opposite of mediocrity is excellence. Speaking recently to students, faculty, and staff at our Academic Honors Convocation, I shared my concern that today’s society is awash in mediocrity.  Davis & Elkins College […]

“Creativity is contagious.  Pass it on.”  These words of Albert Einstein begin the narrative engraved on a bronze plaque on the campus of Davis & Elkins College in Myles Center for the Arts […]

A former Davis & Elkins College tradition has returned to campus. On March 21, Hussain Hamide, an outstanding student presently in his junior year from San Antonio, Texas, became “President for a Day.”  […]

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“Leading the Way” is an apt tagline for an institution named for two United States Senators. Over my tenure as president of Davis & Elkins College, I have learned much about Senator Henry […]

“D&E” is not only shorthand for Davis & Elkins College, but also a reminder that “Distinction & Excellence” is the hallmark of this higher education institution. There are many fine examples of D&E’s […]

For 118 years, West Virginia has been home to Davis & Elkins College. However, during the last week in February, Florida served as our home away from home. The “D&E 2022 Snowbird Tour” […]

Fifty years ago, the 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified. This landmark amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 for any U.S. citizen. Did you know Davis & […]

The appropriate love song for these “D&E Lovebirds” is Roberta Flack’s 1972 hit The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.  As you read on, I suspect you will agree. As Valentine’s Day […]

“The highway winds me through the vast, beautiful mountains. The fog is lifting and is resting just above the tips of these WV hills. Topping each peak are the windmills that the sun […]

In the bleak midwinter, frosty winds made moan, earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, in the bleak midwinter long ago. As […]

Final exams are wrapping up at Davis & Elkins College, and students are preparing to return home to celebrate Christmas with their families. The Christmas season, a miraculous and magical time of the […]