student success

You might think, given her last name, that Chloe Travelstead would have come a long way to attend Davis & Elkins. Yet, it is just 74 miles from D&E to her hometown of […]

          Henry David Thoreau famously said that he “went to the woods” because he “wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if […]

On Tuesday, April 15th, a wealth of students, organizations, faculty members, and additional honorees of Davis & Elkins College were presented with awards for outstanding achievements in their respective categories during the annual […]

Sometimes it’s tough to break with tradition. For Harmony Wilson, that break meant attending college somewhere other than Davis & Elkins, as three generations of her family had already gone here. “D&E was […]

At Davis & Elkins College, student success is not just a goal—it is the heart of everything we do. Often, the secret ingredient to that success is not found in a textbook or […]

Lots of children enjoy going to work with a parent—seeing what it is that they do for a living. When your father is a singer and tours with the Oak Ridge Boys, Willie […]

Davis & Elkins College has a time-honored tradition of providing a single student each year the rare opportunity to act as President of the College for a day.  This year, junior Sidney Megna, […]

“Home” is a powerful concept. Except for “love,” it may be the abstract desire we most long for within our lives. For all of us fortunate enough to grow up in a loving […]

Davis & Elkins College welcomes Kyle Busing, PhD, as Associate Professor of Exercise Science for the 2024-2025 academic year. Busing further bolsters the Education & Sports Science department with more than 25 years […]

Davis & Elkins College is thrilled to offer our Host Family Program aimed at fostering stronger community connections for its vibrant international student body. With nearly a quarter of the college’s population consisting […]

A rising senior from Coalton, West Virginia with a double major in elementary education and special education, Hannah Phillips works in the Admission office as a student ambassador. She enjoys sharing her love […]

Davis & Elkins College has released the president’s and dean’s list for the Spring 2024 semester. The President’s list includes all full-time students who earned a 4.0 grade point average for the semester, […]