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Dickinson Magazine Spring 2012


Features

Beyond the Blackboard

From Google Earth to video games, faculty are tapping into technology to enhance the learning experience
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Tales of Technology

Readers recall technology old and new, at Dickinson and beyond. 


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Memories of Instructional Media Technology

Bob Cavenagh, retired associate professor of art & art history, offers a firsthand account of instructional-media upgrades through the years.
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Monitoring Marcellus

ALLARM responds to fracking controversy with sound science and citizen action.
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Life During Wartime

Singleton Ashenfelter, class of 1865, depicts the life of a first-year student/temporary soldier.
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Changing Lives

Heather Lingenfelter Ditillo ’92 works to eradicate poverty by empowering communities.
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Web Exclusives

ALLARMing Voices

Watch clips from Katie Tomsho '12's documentary chronicling citizen responses to Marcellus Shale drilling.
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Tribute to Eleanor Cogan

Read Professor Wendy Moffat’s tribute to Eleanor Cogan in 2003, when she received an honorary doctor of liberal arts.
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Fundraising in Difficult Times

Read a fundraising letter from H.M. Johnson, Dickinson’s president during the Civil War, to the notorious politician and secretary of war Simon Cameron.
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Departments

Special Message From the President

President William G. Durden '71 discusses his decision to retire on June 30, 2013.  


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From the Editor

New Editor Michelle Simmons discusses how she will advance former Senior Editor Sherri Kimmel’s legacy.
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From These Grounds

President William G. Durden '71 thinks out loud about the role of technology in the liberal arts.
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Provost's Perspective

Provost Neil Weissman discusses Dickinson’s strength in interdisciplinary study. 
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iPad Pilot Puts Power in Students’ Hands

Students in two courses received free iPads for the fall semester in an experiment that introduced Dickinson to the the classroom of the future.
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Poitras-Gleim Speaker Majora Carter Advocates Urban Renewal

MacArthur Fellow Majora Carter shared her experience revitalizing the South Bronx during the annual Poitras-Gleim Lecture on Feb. 20.
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Archives Clears the Deck for Titanic Exhibit

Memorabilia illustrating the historic sinking of the Titanic is highlighted in the Archives & Special Collections’ latest exhibit.
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Spiffy Recital Hall Excites, Invites

The renovated Rubendall Recital Hall features a new look and improvements that dramatically change the experience of performing. 
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Sports

The Red Devils enjoyed some outstanding individual and team performances during the winter season.
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Advancement News

The Idea Fund turns Dickinson's "wouldn't it be great" ideas into reality.
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Tweeting up at Ground Zero

Andrew Conte ’93 shares his backpack-reporting experience at ground zero.
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