Find below news articles we have selected (Davidsonian, Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Jewish News, Washington Post, NY Times, etc.), divided by decades. Click on an image to read the full news article.
1910-1930s
1940s
1960s
1970s
1977 April 22, "Spencer rescinds job offer from Jewish Professor." Click to read more...
1977 April 25, The Washington Post, "Christian N.C. College Rebuffs Jew," coverage of the Linden Affair. Click to read more...
1977 May "Trustees reaffirm Christian commitment, vote to change controversial by-law" by Earl Lawrimore, Davidson College News. Click to read more...
1977 May 1, The New York Times, "College Withdraws Job Offer to a Jew, Touching Off Furor," coverage of the Linden Affair. Click to read more...
1977 May 7, The Washington Post, "College to End Christian-Only Tenure Policy," following the Linden Affair. Click to read more...
1990s
1995 April 24 "Crosses ignite religious furor." Click to read more...
1995 April 24, "Trustees debate religion," Davidsonian. Click to read more...
1995 Nov. 27, Charlotte Observer, "Davidson's Religious Tradition Debated," cites Cintra Pollack '99 and Rev. Rob Spach. Click to read more...
1995 Oct. 23 "When We Outgrow Traditions: A discussion of the church-school relationship at Davidson" by Cintra Pollack '99. Click to read more...
1996 April 15 "Easter display crossing the line?" Op-eds by various students, including "Religious Righteousness isolates students seeking a diverse community" by Sara Gebhardt '98. Click to read more...
1996 April 15 "Religion at Davidson? Crossing paths: angry students fight over symbols." Click to read more...
1996 April 15 "Religion at Davidson? The trustee's challenge: An in-deptH look at the issue." Click to read more...
1996 April 22 "Trustees uphold religious ties with vote: Non Christians can now be members of religion department, but not board of trustees." Click to read more...
2010s
2015 March 18 "Fiddler Cast, Crew, and Musicians ready for opening." Click to read more...
2018 Nov. 14 "Neo-Nazi Tweets Roil Campus Students and administrators grieve and seek answers." Click to read more...
2018 Nov. 7 "Jewish Studies" by Dahlia Krutkovich '21. Click to read more...
2019 April 10 "New Jewish Studies Course to be Offered in Fall 2019." Click to read more...
2019 Feb. 27 "The Linden Affair: Revisiting Antisemitism on Campus" by Dahlia Krutkovich '21 and Severine Stier '19. Click to read more...
2019 Feb. 6 "Students Initiate Petition for Jewish Studies Department." Click to read more...
2020s
2020 April 21. "Emmitt Sklar '21 Reflects on Jewish Identity Trip to Poland on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Rembrance Day." Click to read more...
