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Reflecting Along The Journey, November 2026

Knowing your worth is gratifying. Having the world recognize it is affirming. Two recently published reports affirm what alumni and friends of Davis & Elkins College have long known. Nevertheless, it is always […]
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Davis & Elkins College Generates Estimated $63.8 Million Economic Impact

ELKINS, W.Va. — Davis & Elkins College generates an estimated $63.8 million in statewide economic output and supports approximately 530 jobs, according to a 2025 economic impact report from West Virginia Independent Colleges […]
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Davis & Elkins College Celebrates Transformational Gifts During Homecoming

ELKINS, W.Va. — Davis & Elkins College dedicated the Nestor Family Lounge & Patio at Gribble Hall and unveiled the newly named Mike Ross Family Foundation Freshman Village on Sept. 25, honoring two […]

President Chris A. Wood Signs Five-Year Contract Extension

The Davis & Elkins College Board of Trustees has announced a five-year contract extension for President Chris A. Wood, securing his continued leadership through the 2031 academic year.
Davis & Elkins College Celebrates Transformational Gifts During Homecoming

Garlick Appointed Vice President for Student Life

Davis & Elkins College President Chris A. Wood has announced the appointment of Kate Garlick as Vice President for Student Life.
President Chris A. Wood Signs Five-Year Contract Extension

D&E Makes History with Launch of First Graduate Program – Master’s in Sport Management Coming Fall 2026

Davis & Elkins College will mark a new milestone in fall 2026 with the launch of its first graduate program, a Master of Science in Sport Management, designed for students who want to move quickly into leadership roles in athletics, coaching and the business of sport.
Garlick Appointed Vice President for Student Life

Reflecting Along The Journey, November 2026

Knowing your worth is gratifying. Having the world recognize it is affirming. Two recently published reports affirm what alumni and friends of Davis & Elkins College have long known. Nevertheless, it is always […]

November 2, 2026 D&E Marketing & Communications

Kittle appointed to Association of Title IX Administrators Advisory Board

ELKINS, W.Va. — Amy Kittle, Title IX coordinator at Davis & Elkins College, has been appointed to the Association of Title IX Administrators Advisory Board, bringing more than a decade of experience in […]

October 30, 2026 D&E Marketing & Communications

Review: “Burial at Thebes”

Production review written by Professor Emeritus Robert McCutcheon An evening at the theater in ancient Greece would feel much different than today. First of all, it would be a morning at the amphitheater: […]

October 23, 2026 Guest Author

D&E Theatre & Film department presents “Burial at Thebes”

ELKINS, W.Va. — The Davis & Elkins College Theatre & Film program presented “Burial at Thebes: A Version of Sophocles’ Antigone” on Oct. 15, 16 and 17 in Harper McNeely Auditorium in the […]

October 23, 2026 D&E Marketing & Communications

Davis & Elkins College Celebrates Transformational Gifts During Homecoming

ELKINS, W.Va. — Davis & Elkins College dedicated the Nestor Family Lounge & Patio at Gribble Hall and unveiled the newly named Mike Ross Family Foundation Freshman Village on Sept. 25, honoring two […]

October 12, 2026 D&E Marketing & Communications

Davis & Elkins College Generates Estimated $63.8 Million Economic Impact

ELKINS, W.Va. — Davis & Elkins College generates an estimated $63.8 million in statewide economic output and supports approximately 530 jobs, according to a 2025 economic impact report from West Virginia Independent Colleges […]

October 8, 2026 D&E Marketing & Communications

Reflecting Along the Journey

Like Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, I am a respecter of tradition. In addition to Randolph County residents, students and alumni of Davis & Elkins College experience the annual fall tradition on […]

October 5, 2026 D&E Marketing & Communications

D&E Rises in U.S. News and World Report rankings

ELKINS, W.Va. — Davis & Elkins College advanced in U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 Best Colleges rankings, earning the No. 26 spot among Regional Colleges South and climbing four places to No. […]

September 29, 2026 D&E Marketing & Communications

Davis & Elkins Alumni Coming Home for Weekend filled with Activities

Davis & Elkins College alumni are gearing up to return to the campus they called home, built lasting friendships and began journeys to answer their life callings. The annual Homecoming Weekend celebration is […]

September 18, 2026 D&E Marketing & Communications

Reflecting Along the Journey

Imagine my surprise when Hallie Elkins unexpectedly walked into Harper-McNeeley Auditorium during our annual Matriculation Convocation! As I welcomed our new students and began sharing the history of Davis & Elkins College including […]

September 2, 2026 D&E Marketing & Communications

Davis & Elkins College Kicks Off Fall 2026 Semester With Welcome Week

ELKINS, W.Va. — Davis & Elkins College will welcome new and returning students to campus Aug. 14-21 with a series of Welcome Week activities centered on the theme “Grow Where You’re Planted.” New […]

August 13, 2026 D&E Marketing & Communications

Reflecting Along the Journey

Grow Where You Are Planted is the theme emblazoned on T-shirts and banners welcoming our newest students to Davis & Elkins College’s Orientation Weekend on August 14-16. With the beginning of a new […]

August 6, 2026 D&E Marketing & Communications