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Question and See Beyond the Current Paradigm

"So much of what we experience in our daily lives is difficult to understand and express." And then philosophy enters the chat.

Mira and Greg Zimmerman '83 have long supported Dickinson students, faculty and programs. The college held a ceremony in their honor on July 23. Photo by Dan Loh.

Keystones of Gratitude

Dickinson trustee Greg Zimmerman '83 was the first in his family to graduate from college. Decades later, he and his wife, Mira, are being honored for their transformational philanthropy.

Jim Sias in his office

Our Political Opponents Aren’t So Stupid or Monstrous After All

Associate Professor of Philosophy Jim Sias helps his students look to the discipline to parse good and evil, political positioning and virtue and vice.

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Is It Possible to Hear Light?

Professor of Physics David Jackson answers a question that might seem unanswerable with his project "How to Hear Light."

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Making the Decision to Do Something Is Not the Same as Doing It

Professor of Psychology Marie Helweg-Larsen discusses free-range parenting, optimistic bias and why people act (often inexplicably) the way they do.

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Dickinson History Professor Emily Pawley Honored with Award for Inspirational Teaching

Emily Pawley, associate professor of history and Walter E. Beach ’56 Chair in Sustainability Studies, is the 2026 recipient of the Constance & Rose Ganoe Award for Inspirational Teaching.

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The Lab Visit That Inspired a Legacy

Judy Guss-Nelson was an NIH scientist in an era when far fewer women entered the field. Inspired by her daughter’s lab, she quietly made a gift to support hands-on science education at Dickinson.

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Dickinson Faculty Awards Professor of Italian and Film Studies Highest Teaching Honor

Dickinson’s faculty recently recognized Professor of Italian and Film Studies Nicoletta Marini Maio with the Dickinson Award for Distinguished Teaching.

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5 Things to Think About

Big ideas from Dickinson faculty that might just change how you see the world.

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Can a Computer Program Appear to Think Like a Human? (Note the Word 'Appear')

When it comes to examining the question of the day, Professor of Computer Science John MacCormick is in much deeper than most.

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Our Resilient Republic

Professor of History Matt Pinsker discusses his new book and his new Substack and how the lessons of Lincoln's era translate to our own.

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Kudos (Winter 2026)

Check out the latest publications and media mentions from Dickinson faculty and staff.

Cotten Seiler

Surfacing Usually Imperceptible Infrastructures

Professor of American Studies Cotten Seiler talks race, infrastructure and the troubling historical connection between the two.

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Dickinson Awarded $1 Million Grant to Advance Health Humanities

Dickinson receives a significant grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to add to its groundbreaking work in literary disability studies.

Heather Bedi and a student pose together

Bite-Sized Breakthroughs: Access to Affordable Clean Energy

Student-faculty environmental studies project looks at making climate programs affordable for all.

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