Three Dickinson Students Bound for Oxford's Mansfield College
Photo by Margaret McGuirk '18.
Path to one of the world's most storied universities welcomes three more Dickinsonians
Oxford University has a way of becoming familiar territory for Dickinson students. This year, three more will make the trip, joining the Mansfield College Visiting Student Programme for the 2026-27 academic year.
- Sophie Harberson '28 (classical studies, English)
- Piper Wake '28 (law, justice & society)
- Elisa Germanis '28 (English, medieval & early modern studies)
At Mansfield, they'll join roughly 40 students admitted each year as full members of the university, sitting in on tutorials, lectures and seminars alongside an international cohort and gaining official standing within Oxford itself—not a study-abroad approximation of it, but the real thing.
This year's arrivals bring Dickinson's 13-year total to 51 students accepted into the program. Admission requires a minimum 3.70 GPA, strong faculty recommendations and a candidacy that stands up against applicants from other selective U.S. and EU institutions.
That the pipeline keeps producing qualified candidates year after year says as much about Dickinson's academic culture as it does about any individual student's ambition. Mansfield's own emphasis on rigor and access dovetails with what Dickinson has long instilled—a global outlook backed by real intellectual range.
For more on the program, including how to apply, visit Dickinson at Oxford. For more on abroad opportunities, visit the Center for Global Study & Engagement.
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Published July 15, 2026