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Dickinson Magazine Winter 2010


Features

125 and Counting

Breaking the gender barrier was a courageous act for Dickinson's first female students.


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Straight Talk

Esther Popel Shaw '19, the first known black female graduate, illuminated injustice through her powerful poems.


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Resurrecting 'Dr. Jennie'

Physics professor takes on an unlikely missionrecounting the remarkable life of an early forgotten alumna.



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Dharma in Two Keys

Liz Hamill '82 explores her dual identity as a gifted musician and devoted Buddhist.


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Gifting a GLBT legacy

 Liz Hamill ’82 donates Allen Tanner's papers to Dickinson.


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'We are the Crusaders'

Christiane Amanpour comments on her climb up the correspondent's ladder and the Fourth Estate's struggle for survival.


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Empowering Activism

Andrea Alexander '05 reflects on her founding of a campus group, The Sisterhood.


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Finding a Voice

Women's Center gets a boost with a full-time director and new headquarters.


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Stepping Up

Advocating for fair treatment of women on campus is the aim of a new men's group.


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Bingham in Bermuda

Retired history professor Chuck Jarvis unearths Dickinson connection to an influential colonial-era woman.


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Web Exclusives

Interactive Timeline: 125 Years and Counting

Explore the timeline on the magazine's cover to learn more about the photos featured there.


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Video Feature: Silent Victors

Watch students discuss a 1945 correspondence about the college's treatment of black students between Esther Popel Shaw '19 and Board of Trustees President Boyd Lee Spahr.


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Audio Feature: Christiane Amanpour Interview

Listen in on Senior Editor Sherri Kimmel’s interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour.


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Audio Feature: Keeping Still Music

Liz Hamill ’82 shares some of her songs that were influenced by Allen Tanner.


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Master of War

 Greg Sheridan ’03 lends his talents to Scottish higher education.


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Taking aim at HIV/AIDS

Rachel Finan ’09 helps fight HIV/AIDS in South Africa through sport as a Grassroot Soccer volunteer.


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Departments

President's Letter

From These Grounds


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Recruitment News

Expanding Our Depth and Breadth


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Students Curate A Stellar Exhibit

Student Stories: Interns Allyson Glazier ’11, Cassidy Dermott ’11 and Alli Schell ’11 curate an exhibit celebrating 125 years of women at Dickinson.
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Campus News

Humanities Collective fosters rigorous inquiry.


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Campus News

Kumin offers a powerful, empowering literary event.


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Sports

For the first time in college history, the Red Devils had five teams ranked in national polls this fall.
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Beach Gift Furthers Lasting Connection to College

Advancement News: Walter Beach '56 funds faculty chairs through a $7 million estate gift.


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Africana-Studies Chair Gains Distinguished Incumbent

Advancement News: Patricia van Leeuwaarde Moonsammy became Dickinson’s first Distinguished Chair of Africana Studies during an Oct. 23 ceremony that highlighted the history and importance of the field.


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The Last Word

The Liberal Arts of Parenting


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