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Dickinson Magazine: Fall 2020

Dickinson Magazine, Fall 2020 Cover

The fall 2020 issue includes features on 10 years of the Young Alumni Trustee program, an update on the fall remote semester, and a look at the Artic program, which has received permanent funding made possible by alumni, supporting an endowed faculty position and coursework and fieldwork.

View the Fall 2020 Magazine on Issuu.

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What new skill/behavior/practice have you learned due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
What book, published in the last decade, would you recommend as a must-read and why?

Email your response to Editor Lauren Davidson (davidsol@dickinson.edu).

Features

A Game-Changing Experience

The Young Alumni Trustee program celebrates 10 years of success. Hear from some of the recipients about the experience, and the doors it has opened.

Call of the Wild

Dickinson’s distinctive Arctic program marks a major milestone thanks to permanent funding provided by alumni.

So what happens to Arctic research during a pandemic?

In this sidebar the "Call of the Wild" feature, we find out how in-person Arctic research shifted to virtual opportunities in light of the pandemic.

Discovering Silver Linings and Opportunities During the Remote Semester

Faculty members find new ways to bring the liberal arts alive remotely, and it might be working out better than anyone had expected.

Departments

Responding to Racial Injustice

Dickinson is taking steps to increase its commitment to diversity and inclusion throughout all areas of the institution.

Fine Print (Fall 2020)

Four nonfiction books take the spotlight in the fall issue, covering psychiatry, design, lectures and communication during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kudos (Fall 2020)

Dickinson’s decision to go remote for the fall semester—one of the first colleges in the national to do so—garnered significant national, regional and local news coverage.

Paying It Forward

U.S. District Court Chief Judge John E. Jones III, ’77, P’11, chair of the Board of Trustees, has seen firsthand how satisfying philanthropy can be.

Coming Full Circle During COVID-19

Becky Anstine Smith ’77 shares her perspective on how her career and outlook changed once the pandemic hit.

Three Things I’m Thankful For

With Thanksgiving around the corner, Alumni Council President Albert Masland '79 talks gratitude.

From Elton John to Benjamin Rush: Alumna's Passion for Collecting Reaches Into College History

From rock memorabilia to early American papers, Robin Arnoff '83 is passionate about preserving objects with history.

10 Questions with Vincent Stephens

Vincent Stephens, music faculty and Popel Shaw Center director, discusses his acclaimed book, Rocking the Closet: How Little Richard, Johnnie Ray, Liberace, and Johnny Mathis Queered Pop Music.