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Changing the World ... With Chocolate

There's a craft chocolate boom in Peru, and anthropologist A.J. Wildey '13 plays a delectable part. Lonely Planet named her fair trade chocolate "library" a top 10 destination in the nation.

Carrying the Global Banner: Meet Brian Ruszczyk '88

Decades into a globe-trotting finance career, this alum pivoted to the alt-protein sector. He's passing along lessons learned to a Dickinson student.

Global Environmental Organization Honors Philanthropist Sam Rose ’58

Sam Rose '58, founder of Dickinson's Rose-Walters Prize for Environmental Activism, received Earth Day Network's Climate Education Champion Award during a high-profile gala in D.C.

Working Toward a Sustainable Future

Learn how Dickinson helped Shannon Kobran ’10 forge successful careers in publishing and international development.

Dickinson College Farm Inspires Sustainable Zoning Amendment

"Dickinson is positioned to change the world in sustainable ways," says Valeria Carranza '09, who was inspired by a tour of the College Farm to spark positive change in Montgomery County, Md.

Merging Media, Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice

Learn how Michael Snyder ’03’s Dickinson education helped him become an award-winning photographer, filmmaker and journalist exploring the impacts of and solutions to climate change.

Remote Learning Brings Multigenerational Perspectives to Classes at Dickinson College

The remote semester makes classes available to a record number of alumni this fall. That connects students and alumni and provides a glimpse of how Dickinsonians apply classroom learning on the job.

Veteran and Dickinson College Alumnus Treks in Antarctica for the Common Good

Cameron Kerr '09 takes on an eight-day trek in Antarctica to raise awareness about conservation and wounded veterans.

Creating Environmental Policy

Former fine arts major Stanley "Paige" Zeigler ’71 was elected to the Maine House of Representatives, where he creates legislation to save the environment.

A Dedication to Preservation

Former environmental science major Kate Consroe Ceste ’09 strives to preserve the environment for future generations working for the National Council for Science and the Environment.

Ahead of the Curve

Keith Wilson '89, co-founder/director of Cranberry Capital and CFO of Sweetwater Energy, learned to pursue his dreams, be nimble in the face of change and make a difference at Dickinson.

Fighting Fracking

Leann Leiter '08 merges art, cross-cultural communication and critical thinking honed at Dickinson College to inform her social-justice career.

Healthy Food, Healthy Outlook

Unexpected challenges and a liberal-arts edge drove Melissa Lareau ’03 to create a career-rehabilitating soil to make communities more healthy and food secure.

Protecting the Ocean’s Wild Places

Former environmental studies major Dan Myers ’11 helps protect the last wild places in the ocean as the international policy manager for the National Geographic Society Pristine Seas project.

A Sustainable Culture

Managing corporate sustainability for DaVita Inc., Casey Michalski Stock ’10 is effecting environmental change one program at a time.

The Life Aquatic

Brad Boehringer ’13 learned about the sustainable oyster-farming industry from the ground up. Today, he’s owner-operator of a two-acre commercial oyster farm in Rhode Island.

Continuing His Ascent

For Will Kochtitzky ’16, having his research highlighted by NASA is just the latest accomplishment in an earth sciences career that got off to an impressive start at Dickinson.

More Than Hot Air

Plans and stats on a new design for a solar-air heater, created by a physics professor and two young alumni, are published in the newest issue of "Solar Energy."

Sea Change

John Englander ’72 has made issues surrounding rising sea level his life's work, and he's getting a lot of attention for it.

Prepare to Take on the World

As New Jersey's state climatologist, David Robinson '77 lives in the world connecting science and society.