Dickinson Recognized as a 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting
Dickinson has been recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge as a 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting.
Dickinson's political science department is unusually large for a liberal-arts college. Many of its members teach in Dickinson's interdisciplinary programs: Africana studies, East Asian studies, international studies, Latin American studies, Middle East studies, policy studies and women's, gender & sexuality studies. Our faculty are productive scholars of American politics, comparative politics, international relations, political theory and public law, as well as dedicated and innovative teachers. Faculty members conduct research on Russia, Latin America, Asia, Europe, policy issues, electoral politics, political communication, political theory, the presidency, U.S. and comparative law, among other areas of interest.
The Princeton Review has named Dickinson a “great school for political science majors” (2020)
Our majors are actively involved on campus and in the department. Many are officers in Dickinson's Student Senate, are members of the college's Mock Trial Team, are active in intercollegiate and intramural sports, volunteer at many local charities and participate in service trips. Most of our majors also study off-campus at programs in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK and Washington, D.C.
Upon graduation, many of our students go on to study at graduate and law schools in the U.S. and abroad. Recent graduates have gone on to study human rights, public health, public policy, international affairs, political management and law at the best programs in the country and around the world. Many other graduates choose to serve in the Peace Corps and Teach for America or to pursue careers in journalism, law, business, broadcasting and in local, state and federal government.
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“My first internship at Dickinson was as a judicial intern at the Cumberland County Courthouse in Carlisle, with Judge [and Dickinson Trustee] Albert Masland ’79. The second was a summer internship with the Clark County District Attorney’s Office in Las Vegas. Both internships gave me practical experience in the legal field and allowed me to explore various aspects of the law. Additionally, these opportunities augmented many of the theoretical legal concepts I studied throughout my coursework as a law & policy and political science major. They solidified my aspirations of attending law school after graduating and allowed me to be an active community member, which I always look to do.”
— Tony Trandafir ’24
Dickinson has been recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge as a 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting.
“Dickinson is a perfect place to push yourself to become a more well-rounded, well-informed person,” says Claire Wayne ’26, a student leader in Dickinson’s prestigious Oxford program.
The co-founder and CEO of the videogame studio Mountaintop and co-founder of virtual-reality pioneer Oculus imparts wisdom to students across campus over three days.
At the U.S. Army Airborne School, Sam Orzolek ’26 jumped out of a C-130 aircraft five times, and at night! Learn more about this adventurous student-athlete and leader.
“The support I've received and the relationships I've made are invaluable.” Meet Matt Torres 25 an economics major, student-athlete, Admissions Fellow and tour guide.
An internship with the Bronx Defenders taught Sofia Getoff-Scanlon ’26 how legal advocacy can improve lives in vulnerable communities.