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New Director of the LGBTQ Center Named

Thomas "Tommy" Lee Jr., an experienced leader in the fields of LGBTQ+ student support, belonging and health, will join the college in October.

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Love Your Body Week Kicks Off Feb. 20

The weeklong series of events hosted by the Women’s & Gender Resource Center celebrates our bodies in all of their diversity.

Grace MacDougall '24 visited the White House to meet with Vice President Harris and her staff. Photo courtesy of MacDougall.

Dickinson Student Visits White House to Discuss Dobbs Decision

Grace MacDougall '24 was among 70 student-leaders from across the U.S. who met with Vice President Kamala Harris and discussed the effects of the Dobbs decision on college-age communities.

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Dickinson Celebrates 10 Years of Collecting LGBTQ+ History and LGBTQ Services

Dickinson marks the 10th anniversary of The LGBT History Project and the Office of LGBTQ Services with special events in October.

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Dickinson to Provide Microaggression Workshops for Students, Faculty and Staff

Two workshops will help Dickinsonians recognize microaggressions and learn how and when to respond.

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Dickinson College to Host Virtual Discussion on Race, Religion and Sexuality

Pastor and scholar Jay Williams will deliver this year’s annual Wesley Lecture, "Black Queer Christian Lives Matter: Race, Religion and Sexuality—an Intersectional Conversation.”

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Coping Together: New Online Series Builds Resilience, Community in Socially Distant Times

The new Dickinson Copes series brings students, faculty and staff together online to reflect on and share COVID-19 experiences.

Log into EngageD to access Zoom links for Dickinson's 2020 Building Campus Inclusion Week, Sept. 14-18.

Toward Building a More Inclusive Community

Dickinson's Building Campus Inclusion Week events bring students, faculty and staff together to further the college's ongoing work of building a more inclusive campus community.

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Saying “Yes”

London-based ABC News editor Jonathan Haworth ’04 discusses his globe-trotting professional path and how Dickinson taught him to seize opportunities.

Members of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus with their hand-made banner at the Philadelphia gay pride parade circa 1976. Photo by Bari Lee Weaver.

Dickinson College, LGBT Center of Central PA Selected for State Grant

The Historical & Archival Records Care Grant and matching funds will help preserve the story of LGBTQ+ people in central Pennsylvania.

Selections from the LGBT Center of Central PA History Project will be on display at Dickinson.

Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections Displays 'History Comes Out' Exhibit

The Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections invites the public to view a collection of artifacts and archival documents from the LGBT Center of Central PA History Project.

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Building Community Through Campus Inclusion Week

Campus Inclusion Week highlights how we can think more critically about the diverse perspectives and needs within our community and engage meaningfully with fellow Dickinsonians.

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Dickinson College to Host Filmmaker and French Film Screening

Filmmaker Amandine Gay will visit Dickinson for a screening of her film, “Ouvrir la voix” (Speak Up/Make Your Way), and a related discussion.

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Spokesperson for Nation’s Largest LGBTQ Advocacy Group to Speak at Dickinson College

Progressive activist Sarah McBride will discuss her life as a transgender woman during a lecture on campus.

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Ad Council President Discusses Her Path to Success

Lisa Sherman '79, former psychology major, discusses the experiences that helped her co-found a women's sports network, co-launch Viacom's LOGO TV and lead the Ad Council.

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