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Your Gifts at Work: Global Study & Engagement

Dickinsonians understand the world by engaging it.

Your gifts supporting global study and engagement help the college offer students 14 distinctive study-abroad programs on six continents, 13 foreign-language courses and numerous initiatives that make even a walk across campus a global experience. Learn more in the stories below.

'Seriously Cool': Students Respond to Global Writer's Debut U.S. Residency

Students studying German language and film connect with an Austrian novelist and journalist, now living in Germany, while studying her works.

The Language of Giving Back

"It was unforgettable." While studying abroad, Vasilisa Pallis ’24 taught English to Ukrainian refugees, translated for the Red Cross and volunteered for the German Special Olympics.

Catalyst for Change: Students Witness Innovation at Work at COP28

"My understanding of climate change has grown so much." In late November, two Dickinson students traveled to Dubai to attend COP28 and witness the wheels of progress in motion.

Next-Level Immersion: Living and Learning in Toulouse, France

Why study abroad in Toulouse? In this short video, students describe what it's like to live and learn in this quintessential French university city.

Arctic & Alpine Climate Change Program Heats Up

Through Dickinson's Arctic & Alpine Climate Change program, students conduct hands-on research in ecologically crucial regions and contribute to our knowledge about the Earth's future.

Student Snapshot: Xenia Makosky ’24

Xenia Makosky '24 has participated in research through the Writing Center, completed an internship at the Smithsonian’s National Gallery of Asian Art, and studied abroad in Jordan and Morocco.

Konnichiwa, Chatbot! Students to Leverage AI for Fast-Track Language Learning

Through the power of AI, Dickinson students will soon be able to practice Japanese language in a novel and convenient way.

Student Snapshot: Tony Trandafir ’24

“Studying abroad expanded my worldview in ways I did not think were possible.” Meet Tony Trandafir ’24, a Posse Scholar and student leader who studied in Italy.

Scholarship Story: Chris Althouse '24

“Studying overseas was always a dream of mine. I am grateful to Dickinson and to all who support the Nilsson Scholarship for showing confidence in the Dickinson students who study in Bologna.”

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.