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Focus on Faculty

A Q&A series featuring Dickinson faculty

$800K Mellon Foundation Funding to Help Launch Program, Center for the Futures of Native Peoples

With $800,000 in funding from the Mellon Foundation, Dickinson will launch a center and academic program in Native American and Indigenous studies.

Illuminating Time, Space and the Environment: Meet Eleanor Conover

Dickinson's newest art department faculty member discusses her work, her current exhibition in the Trout Gallery and why she loves Goodyear. She'll deliver a gallery talk on April 21.

Tasting the Peach State

Dickinson Poet-in-Residence and Professor of Creative Writing Adrienne Su's newest book, Peach State, was dubbed essential reading by the Georgia Center for the Book.

Art, Medicine and Disability: Faculty Research Lunch Series Opens With Fresh Look at Freer Collection

The Smithsonian's Freer Gallery of Art sheds light on the vision, and, Elizabeth Lee argues, the disability, of Charles L. Freer. And it begs questions about how and why collectors acquire art.

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.

On Squaring the Circle: Dickinson College Math Professor Traces Storied History of Famed Math Problems

In his new book, Professor of Mathematics Dave Richeson dives into the famous problems of antiquity.

Dickinson College Professors Publish Research on the Microbiome and Climate Change

What climate-change clues can we find in Arctic lakes? A student-faculty research team breaks new ground, studying intricate microbial systems that alter carbon levels.

Dickinson College Concert, Video and Exhibition Explore Water Conservation in Innovative Ways

Combining the talents of Dickinson’s music and art faculty, Current reveals the history and consequences of the ways we've interacted with a vital natural resource, and of its interactions with us.

Dickinson College Professor Establishes Scholarship in Memory of Acclaimed Character Actor Donald Moffat

Professor of English Wendy Moffat establishes a scholarship in memory of her father, acclaimed actor Donald Moffat.

Travel Grant Brings Dickinson College Professor to Indonesia to Study Puppetry

Professor of Theatre Sherry Harper-McCombs will study contemporary global puppeteering techniques in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Marisol LeBrón

Assistant Professor of American Studies Marisol LeBrón discusses how racism, debt and a colonial relationship with the U.S. affect Puerto Rico's recovery in the wake of Hurricane Maria.

Dreams That Didn't Come True

Their dreams foretold victory. What could possibly go wrong? Professor of History David Commins gives context for Saudi Arabia's political climate at a contentious time in the country's history.

Composing Trailblazing Lives

Music faculty member earns a prestigious prize to write a chamber opera on the lives of Bessie Coleman, the first female aviator of color, and Miriam "Ma" Ferguson, the first woman governor of Texas.

Elizabeth Lewis

Associate Professor of Education Elizabeth Lewis discusses the state of K-12 learning and how literacy is more than just reading and writing.

Jim Hoefler

The professor of political science and right-to-die scholar discusses the policy and culture of dying in America and the importance of planning for it.

Susan Rose

Susan Rose ’77, Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology and Director of the Community Studies Center, discusses her interest in the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in this Focus on Faculty profile.

James Sias

The assistant professor of philosophy and author of 'The Meaning of Evil' discusses how evil people see the world and the ways in which researching dark topics has changed him.

Shawn Stein

The associate professor of Spanish & Portuguese discusses the English-language version of his innovative soccer-fiction anthology and his quest to build a bibliography.

Amy Farrell

The professor of American studies and women's & gender studies discusses her new role on campus, her latest research project and why her book 'Fat Shame' resonates with so many people.

Ted Merwin

The associate professor of Judaic studies and director of the Milton B. Asbell Center for Jewish Life discusses his new book and memorabilia collection that tell the history of the Jewish deli.