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Dickinson Magazine: Summer 2013

Flowers From the Flood

Dickinson Magazine Summer 2013 cover From Google to government surveillance, the world is awash in data. But what are the consequences?

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Features

Peace of Mind

From Perestroika to daily neighborhood disputes, Brad Heckman '89 mediates the global with the local.

Through a Glass, Sustainably

Pinning down a definition of 'sustainability' is trickier than you might think, but new Dickinson programs are tackling it head-on.

First Hand

A new Trout Gallery exhibit highlights embedded journalism of the American Civil War—and the technology that made it possible.

Web Exclusives

Memories: Frederick Pond Ferre

A tribute by colleague Merle F. Allshouse, former associate professor of philosophy and associate academic dean (1967-70).

Restoring Peace

Sasha Shapiro ’15 offers a firsthand account of her summer spent interning at the New York Peace Institute with Brad Heckman ’89.

Leaving Books for Battlefields

Policy-management students find unique interdisciplinary angle on the Civil War.

Ten Visions, One View

View photos of the 2013 studio-art majors' senior exhibition, from inspiration to final product.

Departments

Our Data, Ourselves

In her first column as Dickinson's president, Nancy Roseman discusses the ways in which bioethics, medicine, policy and big data intersect.

Ask the Archivist: East College

Was East College used as a hospital during the Civil War?

Dedication: 'Learn to Live Together as Brothers or Perish as Fools'

A new plaque commemorates the life and impact of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Public Affairs 2.0

Marriage equality, growing income inequity, technology and democracy, the Second Amendment—all were subjects of this spring’s PAC speaker series.

Digressions and Excursions

Meet six of the 526 graduates who found their passions at Dickinson.

Rewriting the Record Books

The success of the 2013 men’s lacrosse season was a culmination of years of hard work.

Summer 2013 Kudos

Highlights include the publication of a new book, Modes of Learning, by George Allan, professor emeritus of philosophy.

Ninety Years of Alumni Council

What’s the big idea? Ninety years ago, it was the creation of the Alumni Council at Dickinson.

More Than a Souvenir Program

The father of a new graduate reflects on new roads ahead.